There are those who would like to avoid such critical introspection and self-examination, perhaps at all costs. \u201cLeave us alone\u201d, they might say, \u201cwe\u2019re happy as we are.\u201d But just as one might believe oneself happy living in ignorance of one\u2019s wife\u2019s affair, for example, it can also be argued that the \u201chappiness\u201d in such cases is illusory. One\u2019s alleged happiness is maintained at the cost of a failing marriage and a decaying relationship infested with deceit. And presumably, were the wife happy and the relationship healthy, the affair would not be occuring. And so in such cases one is in fact valuing one\u2019s own deluded happiness over the happiness and well-being of others.<\/p>\n
Be that as it may, if someone else wishes to live in uncritical self-deception (or at least the risk thereof) they are free to do so. I\u2019d prefer to have a healthy marriage, an honest faith, and a critical approach to life. And so, if you\u2019d prefer not to be aware of potential difficulties with Biblical inerrancy, amd historical uncertainties about the stories contained therein, and other things that often get noticed when one examines the Bible critically, then this blog is not for you. You are under no obligation to ask the questions I am asking about my faith, any more than you are obliged to accept my answers. But don\u2019t begrudge those of us who do ask them, or who answer them differently than you might.<\/p>\n
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