In this interview of Jordan Peterson by Dennis Prager, Peterson makes a very interesting statement of how he responds to the question, 'do you believe in God?' Peterson's response is, 'I try to act as if God exists'.
Although he clearly does have a belief in God as shown through his stance on many issues, he explains that he refrains from stating so blankly because to believe in something means not just that you state it but that you act it out fully, which is an incredible task to accomplish given our human condition.
He notes that in actuality we have no idea how immensely noble and virtuous we could be if we did in fact fully believe in God, which points me to an important question: Why don't we believe in God or any moral philosophy fully and how can we increase our level of belief?
There are many answers to that question but one I would like to start with is that we first need to understand the fundamental truths on which our beliefs are based. The term "blind faith" has a negative connotation and for good reason, because if you believe something or say you believe something without understanding the fundamental basis for that belief, it means you are not being fully responsible for your belief and are probably just keeping the belief because it makes you feel good to have it.
Having the humility and self-honesty to admit when you don't fully understand something at least puts one on the trajectory to deeper and fuller understanding which can in turn lead to a much stronger belief than someone who pretends they fully believe in something when in fact they don't even understand what such a belief is based on.
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