Quotes about Questioning

Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, "God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?"

I began to wonder if anyone still believed Jesus meant thos things He said. I thought if we just stopped and asked 'what if He really meant it?' it could turn the world upside down. It is a shame christians have become so normal.

she was tempted to give up on God because she couldn't reconcile her doctrine with her deity. She

Some folks give people fish. Others teach people to fish. Others ask, "Who owns the pond? And why does a fishing license cost so much?

What kind of 'changing world', Alvah? Changing to what? From what? Who's doing the changing?

Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don't settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.

If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow

T]he longer you stay skeptical, doubtful, intellectually uncomfortable, the better it is for you.

They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.

Besides, now I was thinking there just might be a God after all—that would explain who was currently fucking with my whole notion of reality.

Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity.

I've learned that sometimes I have to give up my right to know and simply believe that God's knowing is enough. Not that I don't want to question. Ach, I surely do. But in the three years since Benuel's death, I've learned that peace comes with that kind of givin' up . . . and, not to boast, but my faith has grown because of it, too.