Doing so might be likened to trying to climb a muddy, slippery slope. Without something to hold on to, we could just slide backward.
وَنَحْنُ بِذلِكَ نَكُونُ كَمَنْ يُحَاوِلُ تَسَلُّقَ مُنْحَدَرٍ مُوحِلٍ وَزَلِقٍ .‏