Lots of beliefs held at scale we would think of as false: e.g., the earth being the centre of the universe. I think the reason is we rely on justification to shore up our beliefs and other people believing things is justification. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/hcymnEAKtwvED7Y8o/what-are-we-actually-evaluating-when-we-say-a-belief-tracks
Lots of beliefs held at scale we would think of as false: e.g., the earth being the centre of the universe. I think the reason is we rely on justification to shore up our beliefs and other people believing things is justification. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/hcymnEAKtwvED7Y8o/what-are-we-actually-evaluating-when-we-say-a-belief-tracks