We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.
One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all.
I do struggle with the fact that I don't have all the answers.
We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.
Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing, They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.
When people feel a certain religion claims to have all the answers, that's what turns them off.
Sometimes attaining the deepest familiarity with a question is our best substitute for actually having the answer.
The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't know everything.
We go through our lives in a continual dance of being filled with something that needs an answer, and then going out and finding that answer... only to find out that our answer wasn't quite the answer.
Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.