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We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern

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Dallas Willard
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Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Dallas Willard: life dates 1935 to 2013. Wikidata Q1158014, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1158014 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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