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Is It Irrational to Believe Without Evidence?
A conflict between faith and reason arises only when people use incorrect definitions of these terms. It is true that reason involves the use of the mind to make sense of the world and justify the beliefs we think are true, whereas faith is belief in things unseen. As St. Paul wrote, “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:6).
However, faith is not “believing without evidence” or “belief in the absence of evidence” or “believing despite e
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Jun 5th 2025