Unjustified Belief

An Unjustified Belief is a belief that is not supported by a sound belief justifier.

• AKA: Unsubstantiated Belief.
• Context:
  • It can be supported by Biased Belief Justifier, such as a Desired Belief.
  • It can range from being an Unjustified False Belief to being an Unjustified True Belief.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Justified Belief.
• See: Empirically Validatable Knowledge.

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References

2014

• http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2014/11/05/the-3-step-guide-to-de-radicalizing-jihadists
  • Often we only see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe.

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