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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 01:03:52 GMT
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- From: Graham Toal <gtoal@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Subject: Re: Deep beliefs
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- In fact I have deep admiration for anyone who is generous as to
- go through such an experience. But then deep admiration is probably
- a concept as out of place on this list as deep beliefs.
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- How little you understand. You still don't get the point, do you? Deep
- admiration would come from respect for something someone *did*, and clearly
- has a reason (unless it's just idle hero-worship or idolatry); but deep
- beliefs *by definition* have no reason or justification (otherwise they
- would be 'certain knowledge', not 'deep belief').
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