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Faith is not believing in nonsense. Faith is hanging onto what your reason arrived at despite your changing moods.
Borrowing happiness at interest is a bad bargain. The longer we get to use these bodies, the more evident it becomes that energy and states are like pendulums: short-term misery leads to long states of joy and cheap thrills lead to a more miserable life on balance.
Theology is more fundamental than philosophy because it names the source of reason, moral obligation, and human dignity - without which “love of wisdom” floats unmoored. Without this foundation set correctly, the beams of any structure must bear incredible tension.