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Full Idea
Faith is no knowledge, but a decision of the will to recognise the validity of knowledge.
Gist of Idea
Faith is not knowledge; it is a decision of the will
Source
Johann Fichte (The Vocation of Man [1800], 3.I)
Book Ref
Fichte,Johann G.: 'The Vocation of Man', ed/tr. Preuss,Peter [Hackett 1987], p.71
A Reaction
What matters is the grounds for the decision. Mad conspiracy theories are decisions of the will which are false. Legitimate faith is an intuition of coherence which cannot be fully articulated.