Believe

To accept an idea absent a good Explanation for doing so.

Intuitive disbelief can reflect Inexplicit knowledge conflicting with a claim. Belief, in this sense, is the opposite of understanding — it substitutes acceptance for Criticism and Conjecture.

Connections

• •Contrasts with genuine Knowledge — which requires good explanations
• •Justificationism encourages belief by demanding foundations rather than criticism
• •Inexplicit knowledge may produce disbelief that signals real understanding
• •Foundationalism rests on beliefs treated as axioms
• •Critical Rationalism replaces belief with provisional acceptance pending Criticism