(May 10, 2018 at 7:35 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote:(May 10, 2018 at 6:43 pm)Hammy Wrote: That last step you keep adding is your mistake. Once the conclusion is comprehended rationally one is compelled to believe it... one does not then decide "Okay it seems rational let's believe it!".
when we are compelled by facts, that is knowledge, not belief. Belief gives us a hedge for the possibility that we may be wrong. No hedge is needed for 2 + 2 = 4t.
Belief can be both rational and irrational. I think you're thinking of faith.
For starters, belief is one of the requisites of knowledge. Some would say that knowledge = justified true belief.
I definitely do believe that 2+2=4. The alternative would be disbelieving it.
