Re: THEORY: Are commands to believe infelicitous?

Thanks to both David J. Peterson and Joseph Bridwell for responding.

Can anyone better explain, or go into detail, on what David means
below?  Can anyone provide one or more example(s)?

In thinking about Joseph Bridwell's response, I decided there might
be a difference between the kind of belief that comes from direct
observation, or from deducing from direct observation, and the kind
of belief that comes from adopting a necessary working hypothesis.
David, is that an example of what you meant?  Is there a better one?

Thanks.

-----  Tom H.C.  in OK

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, "David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@G...>
wrote:
> Tom wrote:
> <<
> Does anyone know of various ways various languages have handled
> different versions of ideas similar to "to choose to believe"?
> Perhaps by different voices (middle voice maybe), different moods,
> or just different verbs?
>  >>
>
> Embedded in this is actually another question: How do other
> languages (nat and con) handle the idea of believing?  I somehow
> doubt that it'll always map one-to-one, the way it (presumably)
> does in, say, English and Spanish.
>
> -David
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