Quote by Michael Polanyi
The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken

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

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I shall suggest, on the contrary, that all communication relies, to a noticeable extent on evoking knowledge that we cannot tell, and that all our knowledge of mental processes, like feelings or conscious intellectual activities, is based on a knowledge which we cannot tell. – Michael Polanyi

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Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence. – Michael Polanyi

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All are free to believe or not believe all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief. – Jeff Miller

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Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch. – E.M. Forster

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Its not a faith in technology. Its faith in people. – Steve Jobs

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Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do. – George W. Bush

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