Beliefs held by others are a real phenomenon, so tracking them doesn’t give them unearned weight in attention, as long as they are not confused with someone else’s beliefs. You can even learn things specifically for the purpose of changing their simulated mind rather than your own (in whatever direction the winds of evidence happen to blow).
Beliefs held by others are a real phenomenon, so tracking them doesn’t give them unearned weight in attention, as long as they are not confused with someone else’s beliefs. You can even learn things specifically for the purpose of changing their simulated mind rather than your own (in whatever direction the winds of evidence happen to blow).