| These days, many people seem to have
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| | intellectual arsenal, make sure you
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| forgotten the true meanings of words and
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| | understand its meaning.
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| phrases. Nobody wants to open up a
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| | Next, let's focus on a word that inspires
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| dictionary anymore, and so the meanings
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| | more anger and resentment than any other
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| of words become hazy in our minds,
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| | six letters jammed together: belief.
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| vulnerable to misuse. Many Bigfoot
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| | Bigfooters don't want to be called
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| researchers like to throw words around
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| | believers. They studiously avoid using
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| like heavy stones, in the hopes one will
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| | the words belief or believe. What are
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| knock an opponent senseless. Yet their
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| | they afraid of?
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| use of the words shows how little they
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| | Belief can refer to an acceptance of the
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| truly understand the meanings of those
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| | tenets endorsed by a group, such as a
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| words.
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| | religious institution. But belief also
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| Semantics refers to the study of meaning.
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| | means "a conviction of the truth of some
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| Every word has at least one specific,
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| | statement or the reality of some being or
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| historically documented meaning. Most
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| | phenomenon esp. when based on examination
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| have several. To start things off, let's
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| | of evidence." Conviction quite literally
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| examine the word "primate."
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| | means "the state of being convinced."
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| Many Bigfoot researchers use the words
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| | Think about the definition I just quoted
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| primate and ape interchangeably; however,
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| | for the word belief--"a conviction...of
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| the words are not synonyms. A primate is
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| | the reality of some being or phenomenon."
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| "any of an order (Primates) of mammals
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| | What's wrong with being convinced that a
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| that are characterized esp. by advanced
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| | being or phenomenon is real? If you don't
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| development of binocular vision,
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| | think Bigfoots are real, then why exactly
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| specialization of the appendages for
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| | are you investigating the sightings?
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| grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral
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| | The second part of the definition states
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| hemispheres and that include humans,
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| | "esp. when based on examination of
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| apes, monkeys, and related forms (as
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| | evidence." In essence, belief happens
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| lemurs and tarsiers)." An ape is "any of
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| | when you examine the evidence for a
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| two families (Pongidae and Hylobatidae)
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| | phenomenon and become convinced of the
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| of large tailless semierect primates (as
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| | reality of that phenomenon. I see nothing
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| the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or
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| | silly or unscientific about belief. To
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| gibbon)."
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| | believe simply means "to hold an
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| Hmm...they don't sound like synonyms to
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| | opinion." Without opinions, without
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| me. If you call Bigfoots primates, then I
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| | belief, science would never advance.
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| would agree with you. Humans are primates
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| | Truth begins as a question, followed up
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| too. But if you call Bigfoots apes, I
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| | by the gathering and examination of
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| would disagree. First of all, Bigfoots
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| | evidence, and culminating in an informed
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| are not semierect; they walk upright just
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| | opinion--i.e. a belief.
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| like humans. Second, they have not been
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| | I believe in Bigfoot. And I'm not ashamed
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| proven to belong either of the two
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| | to say so. Once you understand the real
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| families mentioned in the definition.
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| | meanings of words, they lose their power
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| Before you use a word like primate--or
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| | over you. Dare to believe in Bigfoot.
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| any word--as a weapon in your
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