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It would seem, then, that you aren't someone who "believes in" the evolutionary psychology explanation for 'belief' as is distinct from, you know, just thinking stuff actually is that way.
Leaving aside the various plausible adaptive explanations for why it is the way that "belief in" can refer to something psychologically distinct from expected experiences, sure, I can assent that these are distinct. I just don't buy that the English phrase "believe in" always refers to the latter rather than the former, and didn't think to do so in the case of the OP.
That said, if this less flexible reading of "believe in" is common enough among the audience here for someone (you) to have made a comment about it, I can see that it may make sense to choose a different phrase when and if the argument is rewritten.
It doesn't matter much what my reaction would be. I have to downvote either way based on the section on the AI space in general.