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The Pitfalls of Formulaic Faith and the Capacity for Incoherence
Relying on Proverbs as a book of promises can lead to disappointment as it doesn't always hold true in reality. A formulaic approach to God can lead to crisis where God doesn't rescue or reward as expected, causing some to fall away from faith or compartmentalize it incoherently. It's noted that many people never mature beyond a faith of religion and can fall away when the formulaic approach fails. There's also an observation of the human capacity for living with incoherence, seen in the disconnect between secular beliefs and the pursuit of human rights and justice.