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Why Beliefs Matter

By Michael W. Austin on January 24, 2011 in Ethics for Everyone

Do we really believe what we think we believe? And does it matter? Read More

Michael, What a refreshing

Submitted by Alex Lickerman on January 24, 2011 - 7:10am.

Michael,
What a refreshing take on the subject. Every line you wrote here strikes me as completely true. I especially could not agree more that we have no direct control over what we believe but that each of us is constrained to believe what we do by the degree of rigor we require that evidence prove what we believe (also, I think, not under our direct control).

Thanks for your kind words,

Submitted by Michael W. Austin on January 24, 2011 - 1:46pm.

Thanks for your kind words, Alex. I appreciate you taking the time to read my thoughts on this topic.
Mike

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Michael W. Austin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University.

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