On the basis of his first clairvoyant experience, Norman finds that he cannot help believing something (say, that the President is in New York), but, intuitively, he is not justified, and does not know, what he can't help believing.
Of the many noteworthy lines in President Obama's Inaugural speech, here's one that especially struck me: "We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace".
And because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
Rather, his strategy is to suggest that the hypothesis of a deceiving God can only present itself when we are not clearly and distinctly perceiving the infinity and perfection of God, because when we are doing that we cannot help but believe that God is no deceiver.
As a male, I cannot help but believe that these standards are yet another way of enforcing the idea that the female body is a "distraction" for male students.
I cannot help but believe that many accidents involving police vehicles could be prevented if New Yorkers would simply get out of the way and honor the sound of approaching sirens.
I cannot help but believe that many corporates must look at how much we achieve with so little resource and want to weep into their plastic cups of insipid vending machine coffee.
"Despite all the hindrances, as an economist I cannot help but believe that the economy will crash through the security concerns," said Adnan A. al-Janabi, the head of the consulting firm Mebex, which helped the World Bank develop its assessment for the conference of donors held last fall in Madrid.
I cannot help but believe that alumnae from other women's colleges have had similar experiences and would love to hear your stories.
Now, although all of the legal arguments have been neatly sewn up and put aside, I cannot help but believe that the fabric of justice has been frayed in the process.
