It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything …

William James
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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. ✨ William James (2015). Essays in Popular Philosophy: Top Essays, p.9, 谷月社
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