Comments by "ncwordman" (@ncwordman) on "Trumpist Interview Confirms Everything Wrong with America" video.

Here's the thing: By definition, a belief is not a fact. If you actually knew a thing, you wouldn't have to say, I believe. But when people spend time with their beliefs, they come to stop thinking of them as something that isn't a fact. Instead, a belief is real. And while there's a grain of truth in that (it is true that they have a belief), they can no longer think of their belief as anything but a fact. I think this mostly comes from religious people, or anyone trying to decide about something, without having enough facts for an informed decision--indeed, it being impossible to have enough facts. For example, you believe you know why someone does something: loves or hates you, hires or fires you. But since we actually know so very little about how all things work, sooner or later we just have to believe. And the more beliefs we have, the more susceptible we are to mistaking beliefs for knowledge.
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