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Faith and rationality
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<p>Faith and rationality exist in varying degrees of conflict or compatibility. <a href="/facts/Rationality/ueS0w9lk">Rationality</a> is based on <a href="/facts/Reason/tcBImN8J">reason</a> or <a href="/facts/Facts/vNPzHxtf">facts</a>. <a href="/facts/Faith/XmGVmhEl">Faith</a> is belief in <a href="/facts/Divine_inspiration/zBnFzesY">inspiration</a>, <a href="/facts/Revelation/xMygzvLv">revelation</a>, or <a href="/facts/Authority/6ksKEFDr">authority</a>. The word <i>faith</i> sometimes refers to a belief that is held in spite of or against <a href="/facts/Reason/tcBImN8J">reason</a> or <a href="/facts/Empirical_evidence/JUaYSGJc">empirical evidence</a>, or it can refer to belief based upon a degree of <a href="/facts/Evidential/zTfPBzgp">evidential</a> <a href="/facts/Warrant_(philosophy)/Xssub6NH">warrant</a>. </p>