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Reinhold Niebuhr

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Faith

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Niebuhr suggests that faith and reason are in constant conflict, yet they depend on each other to exist and grow. This struggle means that while faith challenges reason, it also relies on reason to shape and sometimes limit its beliefs.

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