There are those who are in doubt before they deny, and there are those
who are in doubt before they affirm. Those in doubt before they deny,
are men who incline to a life of evil. When that life sways them, they
deny things spiritual and celestial to the extent that they think of
them. But those in doubt before they affirm, are men who incline to a
life of good. When they suffer themselves to be turned to this life by
the Lord, they then affirm things spiritual and celestial to the
extent that they think of them.
--_Arcana Coelestia, n._ 2568