Robert M. Pirsig, author and philosopher (b. 1928)

When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt. -Robert M. Pirsig, author and philosopher (b. 1928)

I don’t know what counts as “fanatical dedication” to Pirsig, but as it stands I would say this is baloney, typical modern pseudo-sophistication. I would be less annoyed if he had left out the “always.” But perhaps it is a Zen thing that I should be less critical of.