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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
I'm open to other definitions of belief, or anything else. I just don't have anything to discuss about how words are defined. I'll accept your definition as "your definition" and if I am asked for a definition myself - I refer the questioner to the dictionary.
How would you prefer to define "belief" and "choice" then?
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if you won't have anything to say, then i won't have anything to say either.
my whole point is you're shorting an important conversation. you're naturalizing your own assumtions, and placing others in opposition to that.
you don't have to use my definition...this i realize. but your definition does have to be in conversation with others. when you talk about belief, you're bringing in a whole set of assumptions, decisions, working hypothesii (sp).
but what i'm trying to convey here is that the dialouge has to be comprehensive. ultimately, the translation from another brain to mine isn't going to be perfect. quite simply, if you aren't going to try to define terms, i don't know how much you're going to be able to say.
the negotiation of meaning is not an optional part of communication. normatizing a single deployment of language is a barrier to discussion.