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Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge

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Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge
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RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge
January 1, 2018 at 3:03 am
I'd say a belief is a choice among options, while knowledge, whether you are right or wrong about the thing you "know," is singular: you do not think there is another sensible choice with regard to the thing you know.
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Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge

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Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - January 1, 2018 at 2:31 am
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by bennyboy - January 1, 2018 at 3:03 am
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by DLJ - January 1, 2018 at 11:42 am
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by SaStrike - January 1, 2018 at 9:07 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Fireball - January 1, 2018 at 12:18 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Minimalist - January 1, 2018 at 12:44 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by ShirkahnW - January 1, 2018 at 6:20 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by vorlon13 - January 1, 2018 at 6:22 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by bennyboy - January 1, 2018 at 7:29 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Aoi Magi - January 1, 2018 at 7:26 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - January 1, 2018 at 9:13 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by mlmooney89 - January 1, 2018 at 10:32 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Catholic_Lady - January 1, 2018 at 10:35 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - January 4, 2018 at 12:04 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by DLJ - January 4, 2018 at 12:58 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by TwoKnives99 - January 4, 2018 at 1:57 pm
RE: Explain This #1: Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - January 16, 2018 at 6:55 am

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