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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain.
David Hume
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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. — David Hume

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David Hume was a Philosopher from Kingdom of Great Britain (1711–1776).

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David Hume lived from 1711 – 1776.
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