I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly; and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.

  • -- John Locke 约翰·洛克

我发现每一个教派,只要理性能帮助他们,都乐于利用它;如果失败了,他们就会大叫,这是信仰的问题,而不是理性的问题。

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Must faith be exactly that, the willingness and ability to believe in the face of a lack of evidence? If one could find the evidence, would then the faith be dead?

信仰一定就是这样吗?在缺乏证据的情况下,愿意并有能力去相信吗?如果能找到证据,那么信仰会消亡吗?

Reason respects the differences, and imagination the similitudes of things.

理性尊重事物的差异,想象尊重事物的相似之处。

I think the nature of faith is love an love of the goodness in man.

我认为信仰的本质是爱,是对人性善的爱。

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

如果你能用语言来表达,就没有理由去画画了。