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 I'll cut an paste a little filler so that the entry is long and I can see how much of it gets clipped on the overview page. I'll cut an paste a little filler so that the entry is long and I can see how much of it gets clipped on the overview page.
  
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 easy believism and its assumption that merely assenting to a creed somehow automatically places us in good stead. The truth is often far more complicated, and the doubter and disbeliever can help us see this. At the same time, we should keep in mind that doubt and disbelief are not ends in themselves. But then, neither is mere belief: after all, the demons believe  . . . and shudder (James 2:19). Rather, the end goal is, and has always been, relationship, relationship with our neighbor and with God, the divine absolute source of goodness, meaning, and human flourishing. easy believism and its assumption that merely assenting to a creed somehow automatically places us in good stead. The truth is often far more complicated, and the doubter and disbeliever can help us see this. At the same time, we should keep in mind that doubt and disbelief are not ends in themselves. But then, neither is mere belief: after all, the demons believe  . . . and shudder (James 2:19). Rather, the end goal is, and has always been, relationship, relationship with our neighbor and with God, the divine absolute source of goodness, meaning, and human flourishing.
  
  
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