Belief has a strong utilitycharacter, in practice we believe in more things than we are able to imagine. People believe in messages, causes, ideas, efficacy, love, persons and intentions, as well as, in many other plausible or not plausible events, such as ... horoscopes and hags.
"Police believe that thieves who stole a laptop and external hard drive from a Department of Veterans Affairs employee were interested in selling the equipment," from (Washington Post Staff Writer, June 9, 2006; Page A21).
In such context, we also distinguish individual beliefs and numerous socially shared beliefs.
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Shape-shifter Paul Goldberger Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Architects don’t usually hold elaborate press conferences to announce their new designs. But David Fisher is not a typical architect, and not only because he goes by the honorific “Dr.” Fisher, who was born in Tel Aviv fifty-nine years ago, is based in Florence, and believes that he has . . . Isn’t It Romantic? Rebecca Mead Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The plot of “The Romantics,” a new novel by Galt Niederhoffer, unfolds during the weekend wedding of Lila Hayes, a blond, beautiful, witty, and wealthy Yale graduate, and her former classmate Tom McDevon, a handsome, charming, social-climbing cipher. The book’s heroine--the clever, ill-at-ease, Brooklyn-dwelling Laura . . . H-bloo On A-rod Ben McGrath Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Shortly before his regular teatime, one day last week, the Yale literature professor Harold Bloom found an occasion to consider the plight of his beloved Yankees, as they approached the All Star break in third place, and of their star third baseman, Alex Rodriguez. “The poor fellow, you know he’s . . .
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Alley, lead author of the IPCC report, explains the reasoning behind is personal beliefs about global warming. ... global ...