Tim Keller observes that our beliefs are comprised of three kinds of reasons.8 First, there are rational reasons that have to do with weighing the evidence and arguments for and against a particular belief (much of this book deals with rational reasons for or against God). Reason is very important and is consistent with faith, but reason alone does not tell the whole story. Next, there are personal reasons that involve our experiences, disappointments, achievements, and desires. While much harder to quantify, personal reasons are shaped—but not determined—by what we have experienced and how we
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