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But opinion in the sense of beliefs formed and held in the absence of evidence will be reduced in quantity and importance.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “But opinion in the sense of beliefs formed and held in the absence of evidence will be reduced in quantity and…”
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Dewey believes that unfounded beliefs will diminish in significance as evidence becomes more central.
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But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.
Systematic and continuous inquiry into all the conditions which affect association and their dissemination in print is a precondition of the creation of a true public.
Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.
That and that only gives reality to public opinion.