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Atheism Quote by John Locke

“Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.” quote by John Locke — Download Open image

“Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.”

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If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands.

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