traditional wisdom and dogma<\/a>.<\/p>\nThis cartoon illustrates well what real childlike faith looks like in action.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From SMBC via Jerry Coyne How the idea that \u201cchildlike faith\u201d is unquestioning faith ever caught on is beyond me. Anyone who has had children or remembers being \u00a0a child ought to know better. The Book of Job concludes with a stamp of divine approval being given to Job\u2019s questioning while disapproval is expressed for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,42],"tags":[1625,1789,4871],"class_list":["post-2496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-religion","category-humor","tag-cartoon","tag-childlike-faith","tag-humor"],"yoast_head":"\n
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