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We are content to accept without testing any belief that fits in with our prejudices and whose truth is necessary for the satisfaction of our desires.

Susan Stebbing

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L. (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing (December 2, 1885 – September 11, 1943) was an English philosopher. She belonged to the 1930s generation of analytic philosophy.

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Alternative Names: L. Susan Stebbing • Lizzie Susan Stebbing • (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing

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...potted thinking is easily accepted, is concentrated in form, and has lost the vitamins essential to mental nourishment.

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We are content to accept without testing any belief that fits in with our prejudices and whose truth is necessary for the satisfaction of our desires. - Susan Stebbing

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