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But Stich himself offered a counterexample to this analysis: universally held beliefs, such as the belief that water quenches thirst, will count as innate traits on this analysis, which seems counterintuitive (Stich 1975, p. 9).
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- adjective Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate: "Scientists made clear what may at first seem counterintuitive, that the capacity to be pleasant toward a fellow creature is ... hard work” (Natalie Angier).
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- As he spoke he was taking in, with a sense of cold misery, the fact that the printed message on the card had been neatly altered by hand. — Best Detective Stories
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But Stich himself offered a counterexample to this analysis: universally held beliefs, such as the belief that water quenches thirst, will count as innate traits on this analysis, which seems counterintuitive (Stich 1975, p. 9).
— The Distinction Between Innate and Acquired Characteristics -
The fact that each provable statement is obligatory is often regarded as counterintuitive, and there are many other well-known
— Mally's Deontic Logic -
Many find this counterintuitive, since laws of nature with infinitely many instances can apparently be confirmed.
— Interpretations of Probability -
Though counterintuitive, the semantic anomalies that beset supervaluationism should be accepted because they are part of a theory which fares better overall than any other.
— Sorites Paradox
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