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Old 02-07-2014, 03:01 AM   #1
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believe
biˈlēv/
verb

-- hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose.

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I think we are defining belief differently.
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I think it is likely I will wake in the morning
belief
biˈlēf/
noun

-- an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.

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Once you see it, it becomes knowledge and you don't need belief anymore.
My God, there is so much wrong with this statement. You're either ill-informed or stupid. Obviously, you haven't heard of illusions - that the senses are fallible.
http://forums.philosophyforums.com/t...ion-29558.html

Once you get past the problems of qualia, consider the statement "the color red is red is true." Well, not it's not. You have this problem;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_spectrum

If you're some sort of genius and figure that one out, then tackle the Hard Problem of consciousness. The complexity of this subject knows no end.

But keep spewing nonsense if it makes you feel better.
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