On 4/25/2011 16:44, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:38:03 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>
>> Jim seems to think I
>> cannot believe something to be true of which I am certain. I would find
>> it very confusing if someone at Fred's funeral said "I can't believe
>> Fred is dead" and meant it literally.
>
> Well, I'm talking about a literal sense, not a figurative sense of the
> word.  "I can't believe Fred is dead" is a figurative use of the word
> 'belief', or a type of denial (take your pick).

Right. That's what I'm saying. I can't believe anyone at the funeral would 
say "I can't believe Fred is dead *because* he's laying here right in front 
of me, not breathing!"

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."

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