The approximate route to truth is a dead end!

"Kierkegaard insists that the approximate route to truth is a dead end when it comes to dealing with the personal questions central to your existence. This conclusion shouldn’t surprise you. When you turn to approximation to deal with personal questions about life and about existence, it’s clear that you don’t want to be deeply involved in the issue of your ideal’s truth. That would be too risky and would put too much responsibility on you. Turning to approximation shows a lack of courage. You don’t want risk or mystery. You want assurance from the outside that your choices are the right ones. You want life to make sense. You want your existence to yield to reason."