Lief used in a sentence

Lief in a sentence as an adverb

" – Alan WattsFaith as every human on earth uses it is a belief that that person has opted to exempt from questioning.

Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would “lief” or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes.

We must here make a clear distinction between belief and faith, because, in general practice, belief has come to mean a state of mind which is almost the opposite of faith.

Not at all programming related but I found this quote incomprehensible"Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would “lief” or wish it to be.

I don't have the book to hand so this is the closest quote I could find:“The discovery of this reality is hindered rather than helped by belief, whether one believes in God or believes in atheism.

This is how "belief clings".Faith, as the "essential virtue of science", according to his definition would be detachment from the outcome of testing a hypothesis, "whatever it may turn out to be", with "no preconceptions".

It means in fact the opposite of his usage and all belief systems are necessarily self deception stories we make up and tell ourselves to render sensory soup a coherent narrative in which we have a part.

One competitor can indeed sue another competitor for private damages and other relief if the other competitor is gaining an unfair competitive advantage by falsely advertising that its products or services do something that is material to the customer's decision to use that product or service.