“so it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it.”

“We can only learn and advance with contradictions.
The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.”

Shams-i Tabrizi (1185–1248) 1185-1248, spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi.

“The sentiment on which [papal] infallibility was founded could not be reached by argument, the weapon of human reason, but resided in conclusions transcending evidence, and was the inaccessible postulate rather than a demonstrable consequence of a system of religious faith.”

John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902) British politician and historian

“Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments.”

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) austrian economist

“It takes a lot of intellect to have faith, which is why so many people only have religiosity…. I'm against people taking the Bible absolutely literally, rather than letting some of it be real fantasy, like Jonah… Faith is best expressed in story.”

Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) American writer

“Q1 Must human faith be completed by reason, or not?”

Peter Abelard Sic et Non

“The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because their aims are low, marriage is the prize for which they strive; if foiled in that they rarely rise above disappointment.”

Sarah Grimké (1792–1873) American abolitionist

“Your Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great wealth can be drawn.”

Cristoforo Colombo (1451–1506) Explorer, navigator, and colonizer

“Reason is in fact the path to faith, and faith takes over when reason can say no more.”

Thomas Merton (1915–1968) Priest and author

“He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason, rebels against tyranny, has a better title to "defender of the faith" than George the Third.”

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) English and American political activist