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    Jun 27, 2010, 04:31 PM
    The power of belief.
    A Man eats an apple and realizes how delicious it was. Another man sees this and had observed him eat the apple. The man who ate the apple speaks to some other men about how delicious the apple was and tells them there are more. The man who saw him eat the apple then collects all the apples from the tree for himself before the other men arrive and says to the other men “ There are no apples, this man lies.” The other men go to the tree and see that there are no apples and shun the man who ate the apple.

    Q: Even though the man knows he ate an apple everyone believes he did not. Would you believe he ate an apple even though you did not see it?
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    Jun 27, 2010, 04:52 PM

    No. People lie - I've read this scenario before. Isn't this a College Psychology 101 question?
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    Jun 27, 2010, 06:27 PM

    A: The answer is in truth. In order to actually know if he had an apple or not both sides of the story must be investigated in depth, both physically and mentally. This must be done so as to avoid ignorance.
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    Jun 27, 2010, 06:39 PM

    You would have to believe that first there is a apple, and even if you found a way to believe that, you would have to believe the other person not only saw one, but possessed it and then ate it.

    Man, normally believes and expects the worst of others, esp when in a group, ( your story the people are in a group)

    And does not disbelief actually grow knowledge, if we merely accepted what we are told, or even what we see, the world would still be flat.
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    Jun 28, 2010, 05:00 AM

    Why isn't this on a discussion board? I don't see it as issues and causes.
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    Jun 28, 2010, 06:56 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    Why isn't this on a discussion board? I don't see it as issues and causes.
    I wasn't sure how to label it.
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    Jun 30, 2010, 06:46 PM

    Goodbye.
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    Jul 1, 2010, 01:23 AM
    I see it as a philosophical issue involving a type of fallacy.

    Thanks!
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    Jul 1, 2010, 08:59 AM

    What 's a fallacy? I'll look it up.
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    Jul 1, 2010, 09:51 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kitkat22 View Post
    What 's a fallacy?
    Hello K:

    It's when your phallus gets frostbite. Or not.

    excon
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    Jul 1, 2010, 09:54 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello K:

    It's when your phallus gets frostbite. Or not.

    excon
    You devil you LOL:D
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