Before you have faith you must believe, and before you beli… - Samuel Youd

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Before you have faith you must believe, and before you believe there must be evidence of some sort to persuade the mind. Faith is remembering that evidence and holding to it against all that seems to challenge or contradict it.

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Christopher Samuel Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), known as Samuel Youd, was a British author, best known for his science fiction writings under the pseudonym John Christopher. Youd also wrote under his own name, and under the following additional pseudonyms: Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter Nichols, and Anthony Rye.

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Alternative Names: Christopher Samuel Youd • Christopher Youd • Sam Youd • Hilary Ford • William Godfrey • Peter Graaf • Peter Nichols • Anthony Rye • Fantacynic • William Vine • C. S. Youd • John Christopher

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