Sydney J. Harris Quote

The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason entirely — which is why superstition is not the ally, but the enemy, of true religion.


"Purely Personal Prejudices" - Strictly Personal (1953)


The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason...

The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason...

The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason...

The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason...