"Ethologists thus have an interest in looking at these capacities for the reliable acquisition of belief, and it is not surprising that they have a name for the true beliefs which are the typical product of these reliable capacities. They call them items of knowledge. So I argue that talk of knowledge may thereby be seen to be embedded within a successful empirical theory."

-- Hilary Kornblith

#Successful Quotes #Names Quotes #Acquisition Quotes

“The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia”
“Many Indians have told me that the most basic difference between Western and indigenous ways of being is that Westerners view the world as dead, and not as filled with speaking, thinking, feeling subjects as worthy and valuable as themselves.”

Source : Derrick Jensen (2004). “The Culture of Make Believe”, p.39, Chelsea Green Publishing
“The sectaries of a persecuted religion, depressed by fear, animated with resentment, and perhaps heated by enthusiasm, are seldom in a proper temper of mind calmly to investigate, or candidly to appreciate, the motives of their enemies, which often escape the impartial and discerning view even of those who are placed at a secure distance from the flames of persecution.”
“Trying to keep up with current slang sucks.”
“I'm seeing the ball well. I'm not trying for home runs. I'm trying to hit to right field more. When I do that, the home run comes.”
“God loves it when His children pray BIG, BOLD PRAYERS. Don't be afraid to ask your Father for anything!”
“Venetians feel affection and loyalty to their city, rather than to the Italian state.”
“Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.”

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