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warkdarrior • yesterday at 12:14 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Beliefs are hypotheses not testable on a reasonable timeframe.


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nyeah • yesterday at 6:28 PM

That's (a reasonable interpolation of) one definition of 'belief.' The more common definition of belief is 'something someone believes.' For example I believe it's raining outside. That's testable.