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by vibragiel 5685 days ago
I still think it's a very bad word to pick. "Belief" is widely accepted to mean holding a proposition regardless of evidence, which isn't something you could call "scientific".
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hasenj 5684 days ago
> "Belief" is widely accepted to mean holding a proposition regardless of evidence

No, "belief" and "evidence" are orthogonal.

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pbhjpbhj 5684 days ago
>No, "belief" and "evidence" are orthogonal.

In which case no evidence exists for us.

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