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“It is here that my parable differs from Hare’s. The partisan admits that many
things may and do count against his belief: whereas Hare’s lunatic who has a blik about
dons doesn’t admit that anything counts against his blik. Nothing can count against
bliks. Also the partisan has a reason for having in the first instance committed himself,
viz. the character of the Stranger; whereas the lunatic has no reason for his blik about
dons—because, of course, you can’t have reasons for bliks.”
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things may and do count against his belief: whereas Hare’s lunatic who has a blik about
dons doesn’t admit that anything counts against his blik. Nothing can count against
bliks. Also the partisan has a reason for having in the first instance committed himself,
viz. the character of the Stranger; whereas the lunatic has no reason for his blik about
dons—because, of course, you can’t have reasons for bliks.”
―
![By Basil Mitchell - Looking Back: On Faith, Philosophy and Friends in Oxford (2009-12-04) [Paperback]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696836182l/161490683._SX98_.jpg "By Basil Mitchell - Looking Back: On Faith, Philosophy and Friends in Oxford (2009-12-04) [Paperback]")
