The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence.

William Harwood
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The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence. This quote is about thinking irrationally. The person who holds onto their irrational belief system despite all evidence to the contrary, has lost touch with reality.

Source: Dictionary Of Contemporary Mythology

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