There is a similar give-and-take below the level of mere belief.

A mere mistaken belief as to the credibility of the other party is not sufficient.

He describes faith as mere belief without evidence; a process of active non-thinking.

Sjöö's respect for nature and the environment was not mere belief but, for her, a spiritual truth.

In any case the mere belief by one person that another is in error does not necessarily make it so.

Like cement an understanding commitment transforms mere beliefs into solid convictions.

The Court drew a distinction between actual advocacy to action and mere belief.

You cannot disobey an order on the basis of mere belief.

But mere doctrinal belief is, to some extent, wanting in stability.

As a result, mere belief in the principles of Judaism does not make one a Jew.