I think the definition is a little more nuanced than that. Yes, you can believe something that's not true, and that belief can require very little evidence. But look at the Soviet prisoners who testified to their own crimes after breaking under torture. I don't think any of them actually "believed" they'd done what they were accused of. Believe requires will. It's an action, not a state of being. These people aren't performing an action to arrive at their conclusion. They have no will of their own. They've been reduced to little more than machines that react to feedback.
Belief requires a soulish spark, but there's no "there" there.
I think the definition is a little more nuanced than that. Yes, you can believe something that's not true, and that belief can require very little evidence. But look at the Soviet prisoners who testified to their own crimes after breaking under torture. I don't think any of them actually "believed" they'd done what they were accused of. Believe requires will. It's an action, not a state of being. These people aren't performing an action to arrive at their conclusion. They have no will of their own. They've been reduced to little more than machines that react to feedback.
Belief requires a soulish spark, but there's no "there" there.