If one infers the existence of the probabilistic connections from the truth of some other different proposition F, then one not only needs justification for believing F, but, one needs justification for believing that F does indeed make probable that the probabilistic connection holds!
Ath: I understand the need that some have for believing, including the inertia of preserving the core beliefs with which one is raised.
The hearer needs no positive reason for believing the speaker's report.
How do we explain someone's believing something like M, P or S? We normally need to know her reasons for believing it to be true, which we can then go on to assess as good or bad reasons for such a belief.
Each belief is justified by virtue of its coherence with the rest of what one believes but one avoids the appearance of vicious circularity by insisting that one needn't first have justification for believing the other propositions in one's belief system.
We need to understand their reasons for believing that an increased length of stay would be helpful.
His new military doctrine downplayed the need for land power, believing wars could be won in the air, using smart bombs to destroy critical nodes in the enemy's infrastructure while minimising civilian casualties, and special operations forces to conduct lighting attacks.
The association between high parity and low use of maternal health services observed in our study has been reported in previous studies [ 2, 10], which found that women with high parity tend to rely on their experience from previous pregnancies and do not feel the need for antenatal checks, believing they already know what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth.
Mr. Holroyd refers to it, a bit melodramatically, as "a place of fantasy that seems to float in the sky," a spot that "answers the need for make-believe in all our lives".
He doesn't satisfy the audience's need to believe, for instance, that love can be transformative.
