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Ideas for 'Law and Causality', 'Truthmakers, Realism and Ontology' and 'Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed)'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification

19517	Believing without a reason may just be love of your own fantasies [Locke]
	Full Idea: He that believes, without having any reason for believing, may be in love with his own fancies.
	From: John Locke (Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed) [1694], 4.17.24)
	A reaction: This comes close to Clifford's Principle, though he demands 'evidence', rather than a reason. Of course, the supposed 'reason' may be just as much of a fantasy as the belief!