Barnabas Piper, writing for World Magazine, differentiates between doubt and skepticism.
He writes, "For many Christians, someone who questions everything is already a
skeptic. Questioning is seen as a mark of unbelief. There’s a fine line,
though, between being someone who questions and being someone who
refuses to believe any answers—a true skeptic.
"In fact, I don’t think many skeptics actually question
anything. They may phrase their challenges as questions, but their heart
is set on rejection and disproving, not asking. To truly question
something is to query it and to ask about it for the sake of greater and
deeper understanding. This may lead to evidence that disproves or to
propositions worthy of rejecting, but the heart behind it is to learn,
to know."
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