Who Said That?

"Faith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals.  It's our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me.  Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated."

OK . . .  Who said that?  Please no cheating or google searches.  Please leave your guess in the comments section. 

Update on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 09:55AM by Kim Riddlebarger

This is a quote from the mad (and from the photo, quite blitzed) atheist Christopher Hitchens.  It comes from an interview he did on the Penn & Teller show:  Bull____!, Season 3, Episode 5: "Holier Than Thou" (05-23-2005).

Comments

[Brent Emerson]

Who did say that 'Faith is the volitional assent to understood propositions'. The closest I've come is Gordon Clark. It's not a unique thought either, but at least it shows some intelligence.