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It is to believed because it is absurd. — Tertullian

Religious literature

It is to believed because it is absurd.

In the original Latin

Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est.

Tertullian
On the Flesh of Christ · 206
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ChristianityFaithThe absurd
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206Early Christianity
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Tertullian
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Tertullian. De Carne Christi [On the Flesh of Christ]. c. 206, sect. 5.

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