But I am absolutely convinced that we should not neglect a more cognitive support for our faith — one that is intellectually or rationally based.
Commitment to religion should not rely merely upon emotional satisfaction, as important and essential as such fulfillment may be; our moods fluctuate and our emotions are inconstant. We also should be able to articulate reasons in support of our faith.
When Latter-day Saints attempt to provide rational grounds for belief, however well or poorly we execute the task, it can rightly be said that we are attempting to follow the Savior, for he did that as well.
I’m not God. I’m not even slightly confused about that. And one of the implications of my not being God is that I’m not obliged to judge the eternal destination of the people around me or of the people about whom I read in history and hear on the news. I find that deeply liberating.