SilasBarta comments on Anticipation vs. Faith: At What Cost Rationality? - Less Wrong
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No, they don't really believe it; their actions are severely suboptimal for that belief set. They might have a greater belief that they believe it, however.
I agree that this is the case. However, that they don't really believe in the tenets from Christianity only follows from this if we have a strictly behaviorist definition of "belief". I doubt many people hold that view and I'm not sure why anyone should.