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What is the difference between believing and accepting?

Michael Shermer talks about false beliefs. What if we accept rather than believe. Is that different? I think Buddhists would differentiate between the two

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    David Semitekol

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    Jan 27 2012: Accepting something is coming to terms with it. You do not have to believe in something to accept it. Accepting something is acknowledging it, understanding it, going with it.

    Belief is knowing something to be true. You can believe in something but not accept it.

    I think when you accept something then it is the final product of belief.

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