The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different b…

Charles Sanders Peirce
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The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise. ✨ Charles Sanders Peirce (1974). Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, p.255, Harvard University Press
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The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise. ✨ Charles Sanders Peirce (1974). Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, p.255, Harvard University Press

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