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To: Kaslin
suspended disbelief

I'm still trying to figure out what this means.

Shouldn't it be "suspended belief"?

17 posted on 01/24/2015 7:56:43 AM PST by super7man (Oh why did I post that, now I'll never be able to run for Congress.)
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To: super7man

To suspend disbelief is to willingly accept fantasy and avoid criticism of the fantasy that would undermine the illusion. It’s a phrase typically associated with works of fiction, movies in particular.


19 posted on 01/24/2015 8:07:04 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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