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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5832307" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p>A realist would say, mental concepts become physically existent in the real world through their conception. We either create an imagining of a tree or receive the image of a tree and that tree then exists in our brains while we conceive of it. Belief claims either truth or falseness in reference, usually about whether a concept exists 'out there' in the world - and for a realist that would mean beyond one's own brain. For instance, does the tree I see exist, is it an optical illusion, or is it my own imagining? I can't be sure one way or another, but I may hold more or less strong beliefs for each case. Plus, a would realist would believe the conception of the tree certainly exists in the real world within the portion that makes up his or her mind. For a realist, there is certainly an external reality and one's mind is part of it.</p><p></p><p>Believing isn't necessary for existence as much as persistent reflection upon a concept sustains its existence in the brain. Memory is more important for the existence of a concept than is belief. As I said above, existence 'out there' of the referent is what belief is usually about. Belief or disbelief are the same thing in this case, only one holds the referent as existent and the other as nonexistent. So belief or disbelief are more about commitment to particular concepts rather than the conceptualizing creation of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 5832307, member: 3192"] A realist would say, mental concepts become physically existent in the real world through their conception. We either create an imagining of a tree or receive the image of a tree and that tree then exists in our brains while we conceive of it. Belief claims either truth or falseness in reference, usually about whether a concept exists 'out there' in the world - and for a realist that would mean beyond one's own brain. For instance, does the tree I see exist, is it an optical illusion, or is it my own imagining? I can't be sure one way or another, but I may hold more or less strong beliefs for each case. Plus, a would realist would believe the conception of the tree certainly exists in the real world within the portion that makes up his or her mind. For a realist, there is certainly an external reality and one's mind is part of it. Believing isn't necessary for existence as much as persistent reflection upon a concept sustains its existence in the brain. Memory is more important for the existence of a concept than is belief. As I said above, existence 'out there' of the referent is what belief is usually about. Belief or disbelief are the same thing in this case, only one holds the referent as existent and the other as nonexistent. So belief or disbelief are more about commitment to particular concepts rather than the conceptualizing creation of them. [/QUOTE]
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