Our enlightenment is a journey that begins with a pattern of education built on rewards and sanctions.
As we grow into maturity, we begin to make inquiries into matters of importance that have been presented to us as truths.
Our speculations do not weaken the acclaimed infallibility of these truths, however, they present a need to get them deepened in reason so that the illumination it presents can be validated and widely accepted.
The Christian faith is riddled with unquestioned mystery but not without a graduation of the pattern of enlightenment.
We do not need rewards and sanctions to believe in God, rather, we believe in God because we have found Him to be true amongst all the other alternatives.
I enjoyed this book (even in the weird form of his language of expression which dates back to 1858) and can conclude that:
"the educated is empowered to question his beliefs in order to deepen its acceptance without the attraction of rewards nor the pain of sanctions."
A good read for a patient mind!
QED