[September 2004 journal entry]
Once any source – political, religious, scientific, philosophical, educational, scholarly, . . . – can no longer be considered a final word or above/beyond question/criticism, an individual must assess evidence/ideas, make careful judgments, and bear the responsibility for outcomes. One characteristic of a ‘non-religious’ path for me is the realization that there is/will be no source that is a final word or that is above/beyond question/criticism.