> If you resolve always to ACT from first principle, and put your trust in God, why worry about who is lying to you and who is not? Reminds me of the old joke

> If you resolve always to ACT from first principle, and put your trust in God, why worry about who is lying to you and who is not? Reminds me of the old joke about the man of great faith who was trapped in a flood: https://storiesforpreaching.com/i-sent-you-a-rowboat/ https://storiesforpreaching.com/i-sent-you-a-rowboat/. I think I am safe in opining that even most clergy would describe such a policy as sticking one's head in the sand rather than being true to one's faith.