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A belief of mine is a "properly basic belief" if
{ 1 } - it needs no support from any of my other beliefs.
{ 2 } - I don't base it on any of my other beliefs.
{ 3 } - both of these conditions hold.
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A belief of mine is a "properly basic belief" if
{ 1 } - it needs no support from any of my other beliefs.
{ 2 } - I don't base it on any of my other beliefs.
{ 3 } - both of these conditions hold.
We need to add that I don't believe it on the basis of any of my other beliefs.
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A belief of mine is a "properly basic belief" if
{ 1 } - it needs no support from any of my other beliefs.
{ 2 } - I don't base it on any of my other beliefs.
{ 3 } - both of these conditions hold.
This is a basic belief -- but not necessarily a PROPERLY basic belief.
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A belief of mine is a "properly basic belief" if
{ 1 } - it needs no support from any of my other beliefs.
{ 2 } - I don't base it on any of my other beliefs.
{ 3 } - both of these conditions hold.
So to say that "There is a God" is properly basic for me means that:
(a) I don't base it on any of my other beliefs, and
(b) it needs no support from any of my other beliefs.
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