What is true belief?
What is true belief?
A Circus Analogy
At a circus, they have all sorts of performances and stunts. If you’ve never attended a circus, I’m sure you’ve at least seen clips of it here and there in movies or the Internet.
Anyhow, one common performance is when a person sits with an apple on his head and another person comes shoots it off with a bow and arrow.
The audience believes that the shooter will not miss his target.
The person with the apple on his head, however, has not just belief, but also conviction that the shooter has had his fair share in practice and experience. He’s spent time with the reality of his shooter and knows he will not miss his target.
That is the difference between regular belief and true belief. This analogy is used mainly in religious or spiritual terms.
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