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Old 09-03-2008, 04:45 PM   #31
DanaC
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What is the difference between "believe", and "know" as applied to a personal religious "faith"?
It's a matter of courteous interaction, and a way of shielding oneself from criticism. "I know", is perceived to be both arrogant and assailable. "I believe", shows humility and is wholly unassailable in our society. Most of us say we believe (that there is, or is not a god) when in truth most of us know (that there is, or is not, a god).

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