"But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both"

This quote by Georg Brandes talks to the problem of fixing up faith and reason. Brandes is revealing his doubt in the idea that Christianity is not horror or insanity, as Kierkegaard had declared. He is having a hard time to accept this concept, as he finds it tough to reconcile his faith with his rational mind. He is questioning the concept that Christianity is not horror or insanity, as he discovers it hard to accept that something so deeply rooted in faith can be logical. He is also expressing his own personal experience, as he finds that sometimes Christianity is both horror and madness. This quote speaks to the trouble of fixing up faith and factor, and the battle to accept something that is so deeply rooted in faith. It also talks to the personal experience of Brandes, as he finds it difficult to accept the concept that Christianity is not horror or insanity.