weil

A change of religion is for the soul like a change of language for a writer... For a religion is known only from inside... Religion is a form of nourishment. It is difficult to appreciate the flavor and food value of something one has never eaten... The study of different religions does not lead to a real knowledge of them unless we transport ourselves for a time by faith to the very center of whichever one we are studying... We must give all our attention, all our faith, all our love to a particular religion in order to think of any other religion with the degree of attention, faith, and love that is proper to it. - Simone Weil