"not that" usage
One of the main believes that Emerson had was about truth. "Not that" it's something that we can be taught...Emerson says it's found within ourselves.
Question: What's the meaning of "Not that" in above sentence?

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"not that" usage
One of the main believes that Emerson had was about truth. "Not that" it's something that we can be taught...Emerson says it's found within ourselves.
Question: What's the meaning of  "Not that" in above sentence?

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Here it means: it (what's was said in the first sentence) is NOT THAT it's something that we can be taught...  Or "it does NOT mean THAT...".

"not that" is often used together with "but that", "just that", etc. as in:
It is NOT THAT I don't want to be with you now BUT THAT my duty comes first.
It is NOT THAT I don't want to be with you now, ONLY THAT my duty comes first.

Your second sentence can also use BUT THAT too:  NOT THAT it's something that we can be taught BUT THAT it's found within ourselves.

NOTE: the plural of "belief" should be "beliefs" in the first sentence.

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