The modern person is schizophrenic when it comes to belief and doubt. We want belief (we always have), but we also fear disappointment. “We are simultaneously both cynical and gullible,” writes Pete Greig, “fearful of missing out yet afraid of commitment too.”4 We want deep meaning, but we want it packaged in a way that protects us from pain. We want true love without ever risking rejection. The battle between belief and doubt is often the intellectual expression of a deeper emotional battle between love and fear.
