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And this is at least some sort of test to distinguish false beliefs from true . Astronomy can regularly predict : astrology cannot . And yet , to be honest , try how much you can really predict the reactions even of those you know best ...
And this is at least some sort of test to distinguish false beliefs from true . Astronomy can regularly predict : astrology cannot . And yet , to be honest , try how much you can really predict the reactions even of those you know best ...
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True , Aristotle had said the same long before , adding further details very much to the purpose . But at least this piece of commonsense seems to me far nearer the general truth than the blundering logic and rambling abstractions with ...
True , Aristotle had said the same long before , adding further details very much to the purpose . But at least this piece of commonsense seems to me far nearer the general truth than the blundering logic and rambling abstractions with ...
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I doubt if such a claim was ever true of any man since Adam . It is certainly not true of Boswell . And even if it were true ? Are men's merits to be judged by Gallup polls ? Not everyone liked Johnson — far from it ; does that make ...
I doubt if such a claim was ever true of any man since Adam . It is certainly not true of Boswell . And even if it were true ? Are men's merits to be judged by Gallup polls ? Not everyone liked Johnson — far from it ; does that make ...
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