[Avodah] a matter of doubt?

[Akiva Miller via Avodah]

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R' Joel Rich asked:
> From “Religion Within Reason” by Steven Cahn: “To have
> faith is to put aside any doubts, and doing so is sometimes
> beneficial, because doubt may be counter productive . . .

It depends on what he means by "putting aside" one's doubts.

If "putting aside" means that one does have doubts, but denies this
fact, and acts as if his faith was complete, this is unhealthy,
counter-productive, and in general, A Bad Thing. It is comparable to
one who feigns humility; the odds of an eventual implosion are too
high.

Rather, one must be honest about his doubts or questions, and work on
resolving them.

Akiva Miller