Emet / Truth
R Nachman on Skepticism
posted Sunday, 23 July 2006
It is written, 'A fool believes all things' (Proverbs 15:15). It is good to be such a fool. If you believe even that which is false and foolish, you will also believe the truth. You are better off than he who is sophisticated and skeptical of everything.One can begin by ridiculing foolishness and falsehood. Eventually he will ridicule everything and end up denying even the truth. As one of our greatest sages once said, 'It is better that I be called a fool all my life and not be wicked even one moment before God (Eidiyot 5:6).
Sichos HaRan/ Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom #103 ( http://www.breslov.org/torah/wisdom/100-109.html)
comments (3)
1. david g. left...
Tuesday, 25 July 2006 10:57 am
do you find this inspiring? If this would be true Judaism I would be an
atheist by now!
2. Rael Levinsohn left...
Tuesday, 25 July 2006 12:08 pm :: http://www.emet.blog-city.com
R' David. No I do not believe this is a manifestation of true judaism and I
do not live my life in this fashion either. However I think it just
highlights the fact that "super-skeptism" is also an unhealthy state to be
in, and that the fool might perhaps have a greater chance, for in a subtle
way at least, he is more intellectually honest.