Belief

Belief

Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true.

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Famous quotes containing the word belief:

    “Religion ... may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown.”
    —Frances Wright (1795–1852)

    “The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

    “That though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is no absolute Infallibility, there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry.”
    —Joseph Glanvill (1636–1680)