The skeptic says faith and reason are in conflict, but skepticism is actually in conflict with reason. If skepticism calls everything into question it must also call itself and reason into question. Otherwise, the skeptic must admit that he accepts reason by faith.
We must all believe things that we cannot prove. If we would apply skepticism to everything we would never get anywhere. If we apply skepticism to itself it crumbles. Reason needs a foundation to build upon. All of us must simply accept a starting point and build on that foundation. If the foundation is weak we can replace it or strengthen it, but we can never work without one.
Credo ut intelligam. I believe in order that I might understand.
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