> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 12 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Faith can be a useful tool for grounding yourself]] I think that [[religion]] can be a healthy way to avoid the uncertainty of not knowing the answer to [[The three main questions of life]] and can lead to a happy and fruitful life. Especially because:: [[Belief helps us push through hardship]]. This is part of:: [[My worldview is not about conversion it is about acceptance]], because I cannot ethically justify pushing against someone's [[faith]] when it isn't doing harm and is helping them. However, [[What are the blindspots of the Christian worldview|The Christian worldview causes blindspots]], and there many reasons why the grounding aspect of faith may doing more harm than good. It may be uncomfortable to question something that feels right and true, but [[Fear cannot be a deterrent for deconstructing your faith]]. Just because something feels right does not mean it is right. [[Sometimes we can't grow until we change our environment]] and if the comfortability of faith is keeping you inside of a corrupt church or system you won't be able to grow. ^[This could be seen as an example of:: [[The way systems work can create cognitive bias]] because the grounding aspect of faith might make you blind to biases it causes in you, i.e. "Why can't they just be a good person?", "How do they not understand that behavior is unacceptable" or [[Many Christians confuse not sinning for morality]] ] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[belief systems]], [[faith]], [[worldview]], [[religion]], [[belief]]