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**marketheal** · 12-11-2006, 08:44 PM

Originally posted by Lorizael
It is illogical to base your decisions or actions off of something you cannot prove. We do this all the time, though. I can't prove that it's going to rain tomorrow, but I'm going to bring an umbrella anyway. I can't prove that the dissertation committee is going to pass me, but I'm going to try to finish my dissertation anyway. I can't prove that my parents are still going to be alive in fourteen days, but I bought them christmas presents anyway. It's impossible to function without basing some (if not all) of your decisions/actions on your unproven beliefs.

12-11-2006, 08:44 PM	#20
marketheal Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	Originally posted by Lorizael It is illogical to base your decisions or actions off of something you cannot prove. We do this all the time, though. I can't prove that it's going to rain tomorrow, but I'm going to bring an umbrella anyway. I can't prove that the dissertation committee is going to pass me, but I'm going to try to finish my dissertation anyway. I can't prove that my parents are still going to be alive in fourteen days, but I bought them christmas presents anyway. It's impossible to function without basing some (if not all) of your decisions/actions on your unproven beliefs.
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