contradictory beliefs

collocation in English

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contradictory
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.tər.i/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪk.tɚ.i/
If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk
/bɪˈliːf/us
/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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A view of life that contains such contradictory beliefs and values cannot adequately function in ascribing meaning.
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It is entirely due to people's ability to have or profess to have contradictory beliefs.
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Boyle grants that there are a multitude of varieties of paganism, many with contradictory beliefs and widely divergent practices.
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So it is very likely that these interactions will be based on imperfect information in general, and contradictory beliefs and intentions in particular.
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It embraces many beliefs and even contradictory beliefs.
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Somewhat related but almost the opposite is cognitive dissonance, where contradictory beliefs cause conflict in one's mind.
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Intentionalists tend to agree that self-deception is intentional, but divide over whether it requires the holding of contradictory beliefs.
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These models call into question how one can simultaneously hold contradictory beliefs (static paradox) and deceive oneself without rendering one's intentions ineffective (dynamic/strategic paradox).
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When a contradiction is detected, the user is encouraged to unassert one of the contradictory beliefs by unasserting some underlying hypotheses that led to the contradiction.
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Armstrong also argues that contradictory beliefs show that there "is" a connection between beliefs and knowledge.
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