Human beings have no choice but to live in tension with mystery. But we do have a choice in how we respond to it. Faith isn't about being educated or uneducated. It's about choosing, in the face of unanswerable questions, to see the cosmic glass as half-full rather than half-empty.

I don't begrudge those who choose to believe there is no God or that God is cruel or indifferent to human tragedy. But I also don't consider them more enlightened. They follow the path they choose based on their worldview, as do people of faith, but neither path is fully illuminated. We all walk in the dark.