This point was also deliberated in "The Righteous Mind". May be worth a read.

Plus, I like the observation from Maugham's Of Human Bondage: The submission to passion is human bondage, but the exercise of reason is human liberty.

https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Relig...

https://www.amazon.com/Of-Human-Bondage/dp/B004N59WMK/