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"'In general, beliefs require evidence.' In general? Which beliefs don't?"
This is a language problem. "In general" or "generally" to a scientist/mathematician/engineer means "always," whereas in everyday speech it means "sometimes."
For example I could tell you that a fence with 2 sections has 3 posts ( I=I=I ), or I could tell you that "in general" a fence with N sections has N+1 posts.
Where N >= 3 the fence can (and often does) have N posts.
Ya, if it wraps in on itself, for sure.
Or if the farmer uses a tree instead. ;)
“How many posts does a fence have, if you call the tree a post?”