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Michael Polanyi

The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith.

Michael Polanyi

Faith

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Michael Polanyi is saying that the advances in philosophy and science have challenged the certainty of beliefs that people accept as unquestionable truths. This means that what was once taken for granted as faith is now being questioned and reconsidered because of new knowledge and understanding.

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