As always, it comes down to semantics.
Can we even agree in a definition of "believe"?
I "make believe" all the time
I pretend that I know the floor
will support my weight
when I rise in the morning
to put on my slippers
but I don't know that for a fact
floors sometimes collapse
Do I "believe" it will support me? I think {so and so} makes more sense
I don't use the word believe
in the same sense as the word "suspect"
I suspect the floor will support me
I don't "believe" it will
What a wonderful world this would be
if everyone who "believed"
in their ideologies
only "suspected"
that their "beliefs" were true
They would be less like to
kill other people
to support their belief
The founding fathers did not say
"We believe these these truths..."
they said "We hold these truths..."
they were too wise to believe anything
To attempt communication
is to attempt agree on the meaning of words.
We cannot allow ourselves to
simply believe something to be true
and then claim that as knowledge
I chose a definition of "believe" long ago
and I stick with it
in all conversations.
I use other words like
"suspect",
"assume",
"pretend"
"think" and
"accept" -
instead of believe
NOPE! Macys pulled them off the shelves!
I would even guess 100% in RL are hiding behind a mask they have created to disguise themselves.
As always, it comes down to semantics.
Can we even agree in a definition of "believe"?
I "make believe" all the time
I pretend that I know the floor
will support my weight
when I rise in the morning
to put on my slippers
but I don't know that for a fact
floors sometimes collapse
Do I "believe" it will support me?
I think {so and so} makes more sense
I don't use the word believe
in the same sense as the word "suspect"
I suspect the floor will support me
I don't "believe" it will
What a wonderful world this would be
if everyone who "believed"
in their ideologies
only "suspected"
that their "beliefs" were true
They would be less like to
kill other people
to support their belief
The founding fathers did not say
"We believe these these truths..."
they said "We hold these truths..."
they were too wise to believe anything
To attempt communication
is to attempt agree on the meaning of words.
We cannot allow ourselves to
simply believe something to be true
and then claim that as knowledge
I chose a definition of "believe" long ago
and I stick with it
in all conversations.
I use other words like
"suspect",
"assume",
"pretend"
"think" and
"accept" -
instead of believe
believe is too vague
avoid it like the plague.
So we can put two operators in a row on either side of the text
/ for italics
_ for underscore
So // like that on both sides
bold
-- strike --
__ under __
Yes, I am a Student. I very much like my job :-)
Really liking this site!
Janice
