“But the fact that I had learnt to be tolerant to other religions did not mean that I had any living faith in God.”
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Respecting other people's beliefs is a social virtue; actually holding a conviction of your own is something else entirely. A person can be broad-minded yet hollow at the center — open to every faith while not yet gripped by any — which is more honest to admit than to paper over.
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- A student can fairly summarize every political party's platform yet still not know what he himself believes.
- Someone attends services across many traditions out of curiosity while privately feeling nothing has taken root.
- A new manager praises several leadership styles but hasn't found the one he can genuinely stand behind.