1. Beliefs can be positive, negative, trivial, controversial, silly, serious, short-term, long-term, and concern just about any topic.
2. Some beliefs are true while others are false.
3. We believe in things, such as people, political causes, and organizations. These cases of believing-in-X typically involve many positive, favorable beliefs about X.
4. We often don’t consciously believe something but are easily disposed to believe it, if we are just asked and given a short time to consider.
5. One person can doubt what another believes, another disbelieves, another wonders about, another assumes, etc.
6. Evidence can be positive or negative. Positive evidence for a belief B is evidence that suggests B is true. Negative evidence regarding B is evidence that suggests B is false; it’s sometimes called counterevidence.
2. Some beliefs are true while others are false.
3. We believe in things, such as people, political causes, and organizations. These cases of believing-in-X typically involve many positive, favorable beliefs about X.
4. We often don’t consciously believe something but are easily disposed to believe it, if we are just asked and given a short time to consider.
5. One person can doubt what another believes, another disbelieves, another wonders about, another assumes, etc.
6. Evidence can be positive or negative. Positive evidence for a belief B is evidence that suggests B is true. Negative evidence regarding B is evidence that suggests B is false; it’s sometimes called counterevidence.
