On 4-8-2009 1:46, Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
ps

> If I said "I *know* Lincoln was the first president of the USA", what 
> would you say? What if I was absolutely positive? Would you say I knew 
> that for a fact?  Or would you say "No, your belief is incorrect"?

I think I'd say that you have your facts wrong. That happens quite 
often. Sometimes when I give a talk I end with the conclusion that 'what 
is common knowledge may not be true'. Specifically of course when I have 
just shown an example of that.

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