seriously though if you care about this "belief" issue I do think you should read some Bayesian books.
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Like maybe Causality by Pearl? Something on the philosophy though for sure as I think that's the issue?
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Replying to @o_guest @richarddmorey
maybe I will. But surely you agree that life is neater when we reserve the term "belief" for unfalsifiable ideas?
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Replying to @Ugnudabul @o_guest
If I say "I believe the sun will rise tomorrow" is that weird?
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Replying to @richarddmorey @o_guest
if you wrote that in a scientific journal article, yes.
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Replying to @Ugnudabul @o_guest
I have done text mining on scientific journals on precisely this question. The phrase "We believe" is not uncommon.
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Replying to @richarddmorey @o_guest
I know it isn't. Doesn't mean I have to like it
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Replying to @Ugnudabul @richarddmorey
weird usually has connotations of rare, which is why Richard told you it's definitely not unusual.
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Replying to @o_guest @Ugnudabul
yes. You appear to choose a different definition of the word from many other scientists/people. Why redefine the word?
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Replying to @richarddmorey @o_guest
at any rate,
@Ugnudabul, the only argument that you've presented is your preference, so I'm not sure this conversation can continue1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
or indeed their belief 
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