Beliefs should be like fluid entities within the mind, some malleable and doubtful, others more viscous and certain. But feeling certain should never be confused with being incontestable. Once a belief is allowed to solidify, it becomes like a shackle on the mind, inhibiting exploration, learning and growth. A fluid mind should never allow a belief to be so hardened that it is beyond rational scrutiny. A fluid mind always invites rational examination upon even its most cherished convictions.
“Half the people in the world think that the metaphores of their religious traditions are facts. As a result we have people who concider themselves believers because they accept metaphores as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphores are lies.”
—Joseph Campbell
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