89. One would like to say: “Everything
speaks for, and nothing against the earth’s having existed long before….”
Yet might not I believe the contrary after
all? But the question is: What would the practical effect of this belief be? –
Perhaps someone says: “That’s not the point. A belief is what it is whether it
has any practical effects or not.” One thinks: It is the same adjustment of the
human mind anyway.
a belief –
whether it has practical effects –
or not –
is uncertain
if it is held to be certain –
if it is not open to question –
not open to doubt –
to revision –
it is a prejudice
© greg t. charlton. 2009.
