Quote#Science & Reason
The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith; and Faith is an Act…
Quote byJoseph Glanvill · 1636–1680
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays on Several Important Subjects (1676), No. 5 — "The Agreement of Reason and Religion".
English (original)
The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith; and Faith is an Act of Reason.
— Joseph Glanvill
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