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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

4160	One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own beliefs [Wittgenstein]
	Full Idea: One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own beliefs.
	From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], II.x)
	A reaction: This seems right, because we don't choose our beliefs. We don't even choose whether to believe a sensation - we just focus harder until belief does or doesn't occur.