People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
“It is easy to see, though it scarcely needs to be pointed out, since it is involved in the fact that the Reason is set aside, that Faith is not a form of knowledge … [to understand faith] is to understand that faith cannot be understood ... must not be understood … and this absurdity, held fast in the passion of inwardness, is faith, the earnestness [i.e., willfulness] of facing the absurd.”
It is easy to see, though it scarcely needs to be pointed out, since it is involved in the fact that the reason is set aside, that Faith is not a form of knowledge … Without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk the greater the faith … [to understand faith] is to understand that faith cannot be understood ... must not be understood … and this absurdity, held fast in the passion of inwardness, is faith, the earnestness of facing the absurd.
“…absurdity, held fast in the passion of inwardness, is faith, the earnestness of facing the absurd.”