Radical skepticism destabilizes the very secular subject it defines

Evidence

Yet only the skeptical individual—always suspicious of his or her own beliefs as well as of others—can be truly free of fanatical convictions. And continuous suspicion introduces instability at another level: that of the secular, autonomous subject. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 612 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern religion draws on the same subjectivity principle that undermines it — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 799; The skeptical ideal of secular autonomy is internally unstable — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 612; Discrediting the magic-religion binary should destabilize secular moral theory. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 462 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The skeptical ideal of secular autonomy is internally unstable #corroborates (0.92) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 612