Accounts Quote by Thomas Aquinas

“Hence the fact that some happen to doubt about articles of faith is not due to the uncertain nature of the truths, but to…

— Peter Kreeft

“A knowledge of the truth depends not so much upon strength of intellect as upon pureness of purpose, the simplicity of an earnest, dependent…

— Ellen G. White

Religious faith obscures uncertainty where uncertainty . . . exists, allowing the unknown, the implausible, and the . . . false to achieve primacy over the facts.

— Sam Harris

Just in ratio as knowledge increases, faith diminishes.

— Thomas Carlyle

“Even though the natural light of the human mind is inadequate to make known what is revealed by faith, nevertheless what is divinely taught…

— Thomas Aquinas

“We too often confuse faith with knowledge. Faith has to do with the unknown, not about what can be proven or can be shown…

— Grant Palmer

“Faith requires nothing but blind adherence, whereas knowledge demands the continual apprehension of an ever-expanding body of information. With faith, one can at least…

— Mark Hodder

Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.

— Nawal El Saadawi

“Faith is often lauded as a positive quality, but it is, in fact, very intellectually lazy. Faith precludes scientific thinking and the natural wonder…

— Atheist Republic

...even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith and we adjust as we…

— Brandon Mull

Knowledge and personality make doubt possible, but knowledge is also the cure of doubt; and when we get a full and adequate sense of…

— Thornton T. Munger

Faith comes to intelligence as a light that overflows it with joy and inspires it with a certitude that does away with question.

— Etienne Gilson