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deutsey

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2. Mark Twain quote

Reply to CJCRANE (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 10:56 AM

Dec 2012

“In religion and politics people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.”

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"This is the truth!" vs "Is this true?" [View all] CJCRANE Dec 2012 OP

Put your faith in one who seeks the truth. Doubt any who claim to have found it. Scuba Dec 2012 #1

Mark Twain quote deutsey Dec 2012 #2

William James had some excellent thoughts on this. rug Dec 2012 #3

Some interesting points there... CJCRANE Dec 2012 #5

Good post and I agree with much of it. cbayer Dec 2012 #4