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 "question": "What is rationalism?",
 "answer": "Rationalism is reliance on human reason for the discovery of truth. Its standard of measure is the human intellect, and the rationalist believes only if something can be reasoned out with human logic.\n\nThis method of learning is flawed because it can never extend beyond the tiny limits of human intelligence. While rationalism has a role in education and discovery, it is of no use in man's attempt to find or know God.\n\nLiving by rationalism instead of by faith occurs when a person turns negative toward the Word of God and establishes a vacuum in the soul, which leads to the acceptance of lies and false doctrines.",
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 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
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