Full Idea
We do not postulate beliefs and desires to account for anything; we simply experience conscious beliefs and desires.
Gist of Idea
We don't postulate folk psychology, we experience it
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 2 App)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.59
A Reaction
Searle is too fond of reporting what we 'simply' know. Beliefs and desires are pushed forward by a cultural tradition. What I actually experience is a confusion, always laced with emotion.