Faith offers an understanding of life that contrasts with rational knowledge.

Evidence

I knew that from the knowledge which reason has given man, I could get nothing but the denial of life, and from faith nothing but the denial of reason, which last was even more impossible than the denial of life. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 118

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 118
• XREF: connects to: True faith provides meaning to ordinary people’s lives. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 153; Faith has importance in providing meaning to life. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 184; Human knowledge fails to answer life’s fundamental questions. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 64 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Trust is a faith-like commitment, not mere cognitive calculation #expands (0.82) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 73
• Faith offers existential meaning that transcends suffering and death. #expands (0.75) — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 130
• Maintaining core moral beliefs requires faith, not causal explanation #corroborates (0.70) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 896