On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reas…

Fernando Pessoa
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On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason. Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it's still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there's something understandable. ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2002). The Book of Disquiet, p.169, Penguin UK
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On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason. Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it's still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there's something understandable. ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2002). The Book of Disquiet, p.169, Penguin UK

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