‘Belief that,’ ‘belief in’

Tucker Lieberman
4 min readMar 11, 2019

Managing our beliefs takes effort, but it is one of our most important tasks. Understanding how and why we believe gives us the opportunity to take positions that are true, likely, and useful.

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The phrase “to believe that” generally refers to whether we accept a proposition as fact. Typically we are prepared with some kind of evidence or reasoning. Example: “I believe that this seed will grow a pink flower because it…

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Tucker Lieberman

Editor for Prism & Pen. Author of the novel "Most Famous Short Film of All Time." https://tuckerlieberman.com/