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To: koan who wrote (462625)12/31/2020 12:42:24 AM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542988
 
Everyone believes something one way or the other: belief, disbelief or doubt.

I disagree.
There are those of us who try to determine what we know, and what we think we know, and what we really wonder about.
Belief implies accepting something because we hope it is so.
Everyone can be subject to self delusion, but that is not the same as just accepting something because we wish it to be that way.



To: koan who wrote (462625)12/31/2020 9:36:35 AM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542988
 
<Everyone believes something one way or the other: belief, disbelief or doubt.>

No you are confusing "knowing" and "believing" - they are not the same at all even though our language allows them to be used the same way.

Spanish has a better distinction into their language. I wish we did.

saber, conocer vs.
creer

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