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Question If a person does not believe P, where P is some proposition, is it fair to say that they then positively believe not-P?

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May 12, 2011

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Here's an example to help make the question concrete:

Let P be "It is raining."

I don't believe that it is raining. However it does not follow that I believe that it is not raining. (I don't have any beliefs about raining at the moment.)

Here's an example to help make the question concrete:

Let P be "It is raining."

I don't believe that it is raining. However it does not follow that I believe that it is not raining. (I don't have any beliefs about raining at the moment.)

Question If a person does not believe P, where P is some proposition, is it fair to say that they then positively believe not-P? Accepted:May 12, 2011

Question If a person does not believe P, where P is some proposition, is it fair to say that they then positively believe not-P?

Accepted:
May 12, 2011