It is raining, but I don't believe that it is raining.

Philosophers
G. E. Moore
Cambridge philosopher (1873-1958), with Russell and Wittgenstein a founder of analytic philosophy. Principia Ethica launched metaethics with the naturalistic fallacy; "Here is one hand" is his iconic reply to scepticism.
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