How can a religious person truly come to the study of the truth?
Peace and blessings, Rabbi,
Thanks to your books, etc., I got more serious about philosophy.
But I always doubt my ability to reach the truth.
Because I don’t see myself becoming secular.
Faith in God and Halacha fill my soul and add life to it.
And I think that if I come to a conclusion that contradicts the very faith or the central things in the Torah
I’ll dismiss the thought with the excuse that I didn’t research enough or that it’s just instinct.
I’m just so tied to the Torah that I feel like I can’t really come to conclusions that contradict it.
If that is what is requested
I feel like this thing also exists in the opposite direction.
That it would be psychologically difficult for a secular person to accept religious truths if his conclusion led him to them
But it exists in a weaker power than the religious person.
How can I remove these barriers from myself?
And to honestly follow the logical conclusion?
You need to distinguish between two situations in which you will not abandon your faith even though you have become convinced of your error: 1. Because it is convenient for you to be religious. 2. Because you are intuitively convinced of your faith. The second is completely legitimate, and the first is not intellectually honest. If you are working on removing the barriers (and you are doing a great job), it is important that you notice that the first type should be removed and not the second (do not underestimate your intuitions). And don’t ask me how you distinguish, because I have no answer. The heart knows the bitterness of its soul.
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