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    It is not the case that This inverts the standard claim: belief is neither sufficient nor the correct criterion—knowledge is the relevant epistemic relation.

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    • 1.Knowledge is notoriously difficult to define; privileging it over belief may substitute one philosophical puzzle for another.
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    • 2.Much of human reasoning and action depends on beliefs we don't claim to know; dismissing these ignores their epistemic legitimacy.
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    • 3.The belief-knowledge distinction may be pragmatic rather than metaphysically fundamental, making 'knowledge' an unstable criterion.
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    • 1.Knowledge requires justified true belief plus additional conditions; mere belief lacks these safeguards against error and manipulation.
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    • 2.Epistemic norms should track what reliably tracks reality; knowledge does this better than belief, which can be true by accident.
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    • 3.Practical and moral contexts demand we distinguish knowledge from mere belief—acting on belief alone risks serious harm.
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