Q&A: Religious Faith in God from a Genuine Place
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Religious Faith in God from a Genuine Place
Question
Hello Rabbi!
For a long time I’ve noticed that religious and Haredi adults, when you talk to them about the Holy One, blessed be He, a childish emotion rises up in them, like a child standing before his parent (usually his father). Sometimes rationality gets thrown in the trash. Where is the educational failure here from childhood, and what can be done with adults in order to connect them to the ground on this issue?
Answer
I don’t understand the phenomenon, and not the question either. If someone behaves like a child, it would be advisable to send him for psychological counseling, or alternatively to point it out to him.
Discussion on Answer
I would recommend teaching them to think, and not teaching thought or faith.
Let me ask it this way: if you were opening a school, what would you recommend teaching the students on the subjects of worldview and faith?