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Burton's thesis that there is an innate biological feeling of knowing, i.e. of certainty, that is separate and distinct from reason and actual fact, is not so hard for me to swallow....more...]]> 75033604 894739 2740964 0312359209 9780312359201 59 30 <![CDATA[On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255628630m/2740964.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2740964.On_Being_Certain_Believing_You_Are_Right_Even_When_You_re_Not 3.74 4 0 true Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:38:43 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:41:38 -0700 2009 by Robert A. Burton, MD

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The message at the heart of this book is that the feelings of knowing, correctness, conviction, and certainty aren't deliberate conclusions and conscious choices. They are mental sensations that happen to us.
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This book explores how certainty is a FEELING and is independent of the veracity of any claim.

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