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... true if it could ever happen that I should clearly and distinctly perceive to be true something which was in fact false . Accordingly , I can establish as a general rule that all things which I perceive__ very clearly and very ...
... true if it could ever happen that I should clearly and distinctly perceive to be true something which was in fact false . Accordingly , I can establish as a general rule that all things which I perceive__ very clearly and very ...
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... true . These contradictory concepts are the most valuable . As we have seen , many of the fundamental ideas with which science operates are fictions . The problem is not how to do away with these contradictions - that would be futile ...
... true . These contradictory concepts are the most valuable . As we have seen , many of the fundamental ideas with which science operates are fictions . The problem is not how to do away with these contradictions - that would be futile ...
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... true that two and two make four , then it is binding on all rational creatures to accept this proposition . If this is a truth , it is true for everyone , not merely true for those who care to believe it . If it is true , it is true ...
... true that two and two make four , then it is binding on all rational creatures to accept this proposition . If this is a truth , it is true for everyone , not merely true for those who care to believe it . If it is true , it is true ...
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