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Science literally means knowledge and the scientific method is a way to test ideas to see if they can be provisionally accepted as something we "know".

Belief is a stupid concept that gives the illusion that my uninformed opinion can be the arbiter of reality.

I actively avoid using that word.
Dr.XVI is the Wrong Crowd @DrXVI
Whenever someone says that they either believe or don't believe a science, I scoff at them. See, science isn't a belief system. Periodt.
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"Believe" is best used as a softening modifier when making a statement.

"I believe your fly is undone, my good fellow."
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Thank you, sir.

It appears to me that believe is a word with many shades of meaning. Some of them I don't object to. Just last week I told my son that I believe he can do something he's been thinking about trying.

That's much diff than saying I believe DEI is related to the Key bridge disaster.
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I also hope this was fun for you. I enjoyed this exchange. Thank you very much!!!
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Yes, I sure did!
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🤣Yes indeed it is very different. I've never met your son, but I believe he is capable of doing whatever it is you think can do. I know DEI had nothing to do with the Key bridge. I also know those that say that race had something to do with the Key Bridge accident are racist idiots.
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Without question. I guess I show my privilege in that I was pretty damn shocked to hear such vile hate speech within hours of the event, when normal people were still only thinking about the tragic loss of life. In hindsight I should have expected it.
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Oh, and Eli is considering going to law school. He'd like to be a human rights lawyer. 🥰
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