Faith in, and doubt towards, what? The objects of our faith define the nature and orientation of our doubts
"Doubt and belief are ultimately equivalent. Doubt relies on an alternate subterranean set of tacit belief in something else. Those who say otherwise are unaware of the alternative beliefs they hold to live." - Tim Keller (as ascribed by his son and fellow Presbyterian Church In America minister Michael Keller ) *** Everybody carries what (Lutheran-background) sociologist Peter L. Berger calls a " plausibility structure " in their mind - a set of deep assumptions about what is credible and in-credible, believable and unbelievable. It functions the same way as Christian doctrine and discipleship. Everyone believes something - a set of 'doctrines,' foundational first-principle concepts about the nature of reality, including: The existence or non-existence of the supernatural realm; The nature of ourselves (pleasure-seeking biological machines? Carbon-based relatively intelligent bipeds? Images of God?) ; The nature of other people, (aliens? Stran...