Posted by alexandra_k on January 17, 2005, at 18:41:18
In reply to Re: Folk Psychology and the Nature of Belief., posted by smokeymadison on January 17, 2005, at 18:24:09
> I would think that fantasy would be a state in which the person considers options, a step between belief and desire. the person believes something, has an idea about the world, and then considers alternative options (fantasy) about what the world could be, and then has the desire to change something about the world. Or the other way around--the person has the desire to change the world, then considers options, and then forms the belief either about what should be done, or if action is taken, what the result is.
Yeah, I think I hear what you are saying. One can have a fantasy about the world being a certain way - but not desire to change the world in order to bring it about. At the point where one does take steps to bring it about then it is no longer fantasy, it is desire. One can have a fantasy that the world is a certain way without believing that the world is in fact that way. If one thinks that the world is in fact that way then it is no longer fantasy it is belief.
So the functional roles are different...
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