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Originally Posted by bas_I_am
The clause "I have a belief that..." is considered poor grammar. This usage indicates the verb is "to have" and is called "passive construct" as it corrupts the conveyance of the subject's action-"to believe". Other common examples include statements of the sort "I made/took a decision" (I decided), "they took a vacation" (they vacationed) etc...
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The grammatical difference between "believing in" and "having a belief in" is not what's at dispute here.
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Originally Posted by bas_I_am
Using your example of an infant, it doesn't apply...
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Then that alone proves the two statements do not mean the same thing. You are now forced to accept the axiom that not believing a claim does not mean making an alternate claim. And it's not only the infant to which this applies...
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Originally Posted by bas_I_am
has the infant considered the God concept? No... but you have... do you believe or do you not believe?
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I remain unconvinced by the theists' hypothesis that God exists, so to answer your question directly, I do not believe. But that is
not the same as declaring that "I believe God does not exist". It might mean that I assume or live my life 'as if' God does not exist, but that is different to a firm belief or assertion that 'God does not exist'. If you doubt that, go back to where I covered at length why I refuse to posit a lack of God despite lacking a belief in God.
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Originally Posted by bas_I_am
Now that I think about it... the infant does not believe in God.
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Correct. But notice how you chose not to word it as: "the infant believes that God does not exist". Ask yourself why you chose not to word it that way...