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What is the relationship between faith and reason?
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What is the relationship between faith and reason? Pope John Paul II published a letter called 'Fides et Ratio' which told people: "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth-in a word, to know himself-so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves." After so many questions, the Pope's decision to publish such a document has helped people worldwide to begin to understand the relationship between faith and reason. To many people the link between science and religion is epitomised by the ideas surrounding evolution. The past few decades have seen a significant rise in the number of Christian "creationists" who believe the biblical story of creation must be taken literally, and that the universe was therefore...
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