... -stifling trivialities are suspended." Similarly we may think of this as Kierkegaard did, and note that, "Faith begins precisely where thinking leaves off." Reasoning, however, should not be seen as a hindrance to our spiritual development. Heschel states that when we are oblivious to ultimate questions, when we cease to think about the meaning of our lives, religion becomes meaningless. Thus we ... ...

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... . directly to God, rather than a priest figure. In Catholicism, there are others called mediators - Mary, the many saints and the Catholic priests, who are placed on a pedestal, in effect becoming a hindrance to the intimate and personal communion with God. In Christianity all men are seen as equal before God, but in the Catholic faith the Pope, priests, and other people deemed ... ...

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