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Dear Wade,
"Wade T.Smith" wrote:
>
> Hi Bill Spight -
>
> >Children
> >have many beliefs that are not learned.
>
> Definitionally, all beliefs are learned behaviors.
>
Wrong definition.
> conviction of the truth of some
> statement or the reality of some being or
> phenomenon especially when based on
> examination of evidence
-- Merriam-Webster online.
Best,
Bill
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