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Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true.
Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true.
Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
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- Francis A. Schaeffer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Francis Schaeffer: life dates 1912 to 1984. Wikidata Q958594, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958594 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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