--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: To believe in explanations is good…" description: "\"To believe in explanations is good, because it means you may believe also that beneath the chaotic, mindless jumble of everything, beneath the horrible..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/paul-murray-12593_balanced_to-believe-in-explanations-is-good-becau_1173327.jpg" --- # To believe in explanations is good, because it means you… ![“To believe in explanations is good, because it means you may believe also that beneath the chaotic, mindless jumble of everything, beneath the horrible disjunction you feel at every moment between you and all you are not, there dwells in the universe a secret harmony, a coherence and rightness…” quote by Paul Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/paul-murray-12593_balanced_to-believe-in-explanations-is-good-becau_1173327.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/paul-murray-12593_balanced_to-believe-in-explanations-is-good-becau_1173327.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/paul-murray-12593_balanced_to-believe-in-explanations-is-good-becau_1173327.jpg) > “To believe in explanations is good, because it means you may believe also that beneath the chaotic, mindless jumble of everything, beneath the horrible disjunction you feel at every moment between you and all you are not, there dwells in the universe a secret harmony, a coherence and rightness like a balanced equation that’s out of reach for now but some day will reveal itself in its entirety.” [Paul Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-murray/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Believing in explanations suggests an underlying order hidden in chaos, awaiting discovery. **In simple terms:** Explanations hint at hidden order. Key Takeaway Seek patterns beyond apparent chaos. Themes philosophy order knowledge Mood curious hopeful reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - scientific research - personal introspection - creative problem solving Key Concepts metaphysics cosmology epistemology Questions to Reflect On - What evidence supports a universal order? - How do you reconcile chaos with meaning? 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