Rationalistic thought had questioned Christianity at a fundamental level. 理性思想對基督教產生根本性的質疑。
Should rational thought win out over romance, any relationship in question would surely fade as quickly as it had begun. 若理性思想戰勝了浪漫思想,那麼問題中的任何關係都會迅速褪色,就像它開始的那樣。