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Someone who decided the evidence can catch up later.
means A person who accepts something as true, often with faith doing the heavy lifting rather than proof.
from From believe, tracing to Old English 'belyfan' (or 'geleafa'), built from a prefix plus a root meaning 'dear' or 'to hold dear' — the same ancient root that gives us 'love' and 'leave' (as in 'permission'). To believe something, in its oldest bones, was to hold it precious enough to trust — belief and affection sharing a common ancestor long before 'believer' picked up its '-er' and started applying to people rather than acts.
- etymology
- from belief, root lief meaning dear or desired
- psychology
- confidence often precedes evidence, not the reverse
- pop culture
- monkees song insists you cant hurry love or doubt
- paradox
- strongest believers often need the least proof