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belief
vr.tr.belief · thing-q34394
Let an agent handle beliefs respectfully as attitudes people hold, attribute them only on evidence, and represent religious and philosophical positions neutrally.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Content What is believed.
Proposition
The claim held.
Content
What is believed.
- What exactly is believed? definition
- How is it expressed by those who hold it? provenance
Tradition
Religious or philosophical tradition.
Tradition
The tradition.
- Which tradition does the belief belong to? definition
- How do its adherents describe it? provenance
Holding Who believes and how strongly.
Attribution
Who holds it.
Attribution
Evidence of holding.
- On what evidence is this belief attributed to this person or group? provenance
- Could the attribution be wrong? boundary
Confidence
Degree of belief.
Confidence
Strength of belief.
- How strongly is it held? measurement
- Is it open to revision? definition
Rights Freedom of belief.
Freedom
Human rights.
Protection
Legal protection.
- Which protections apply to holding and expressing this belief? boundary
- What limits on manifestation are lawful? boundary
Equality
Discrimination.
Non-discrimination
Protection from discrimination.
- Is someone being treated unfairly because of belief? boundary
- Where can they seek redress? action
Handling Discussing beliefs.
Neutrality
Balanced descriptions.
Neutrality
How to describe.
- Is this description fair to adherents and critics? boundary
- Which sources represent the tradition itself? provenance
Data
Special category data.
Data rules
Rules on belief data.
- Is belief data being processed, and on what lawful basis? boundary
- Should it be withheld? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- agama asli Nusantara, theism, theistic naturalism, ditheism, Diffused monotheism, henotheism, pantitheism, panentheism, Ietsism, Classical theism, dipolar theism, Dystheism
What it is Filled
An attitude that something is the case or is true, held with some degree of confidence, including religious and philosophical beliefs such as theism and other worldviews.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle beliefs respectfully as attitudes people hold, attribute them only on evidence, and represent religious and philosophical positions neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- An attitude toward a proposition
- Held with varying confidence
- Religious and non-religious beliefs are protected
- Distinct from knowledge, which requires truth and justification
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Attribute a belief to a person from their name, origin or affiliation.
- Describe a religion or worldview in disrespectful, mocking or partisan terms.
- Collect, infer or disclose a person's religious or philosophical beliefs without a lawful basis.
- Try to change a person's beliefs through deception or pressure.
Only with a human decision
- Recording a person's belief in a register or profile.
May
- Describe beliefs and belief systems neutrally, in the terms their holders use.
- Distinguish what a tradition teaches from what any particular member believes.
Moral aspects Filled
- Belief data has been used to persecute people; it is specially protected in many laws.
- Freedom of thought and belief includes the freedom to hold none.
Who is affected
- Believers and non-believers
- Religious and philosophical communities
- Minorities
Owners Filled
Steward
The person who holds it; nobody else owns a belief.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3968640 - registry parent class
- Q5303685 - registry parent class
related
- thought - mental state
- knowledge - justified true belief
- freedom of thought, conscience and religion - human right
- human behavior - practice
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.belief
- Wikidata: Q34394 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34394)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Statements of belief and creeds
- Religious practices and symbols
- Affiliation does not prove individual belief
- Not visible; expressed in statements, practices and affiliations.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- hold, express and change it
- study it, in philosophy, psychology and religious studies
- protect its freedom, under human rights law
- discuss it respectfully
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Attributing beliefs to people from affiliation
- Disrespectful or partisan descriptions of religions
- Processing belief data without a lawful basis
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICCPR Article 18 and ECHR Article 9
- Equality law on religion or belief
- Data protection law treating religious belief as special category data
Context of use required Filled
- Beliefs guide action and form part of identity and culture.
- factual and evaluative beliefs
- religious beliefs: theism, henotheism, indigenous religions such as agama asli Nusantara
- philosophical worldviews such as naturalism
- non-belief
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q34394: belief - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Belief - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should religions and worldviews be separate entries?
- How should agents describe beliefs neutrally?
- How should belief data be protected?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q34394/spec.json