Two heads are better than one, not because either is infallible, but because they are unlikely to go wrong in the same direction. – C.S. Lewis on reading old books (from the Introduction to On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius)
God wouldn’t have given us an intellect, if he didnt want us to think straight. – Monsignor Ronald Knox
God expects us to use ordinary means to achieve ordinary ends. If I break a leg, he expects me to get it set by a doctor…Where human reason is sufficient to solve problems, God is not likely to intervene in a supernatural manner. – Fr. Thomas Dubay Authenticity (pg. 119)
Experts often possess more data than judgement. – Colin Powell