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• WP:WikiCrime
  * deliberately inserting information that the contributor knows or [[belief|believes]] to be untrue, especially if stated as if it were factual.
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• Psychic
  ...ies were thought to be available to everyone on occasion. For example, the belief in prophetic dreams was common and persistent in many ancient cultures.<ref ...ates and the United Kingdom. The movement's distinguishing feature was the belief that the spirits of the dead could be contacted by [[mediumship|medium]]s t
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• Cryptozoology
  ...s on what it deems to be "cryptids" is a pseudoscientic extension of older belief in monsters and other similar entities from the folklore record, yet with a ...of a general pseudoscientific fringe—just one more facet of [[paranormal]] belief." (Both quotes from [[Donald Prothero]])</ref><ref name="CHURCH-2009-251-25
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• Paranormal
  ...web |url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind00/access/c8/c8s5.htm |title=Belief in the Paranormal or Pseudoscience |publisher=Nsf.gov |access-date=2012-03- ...l-status=dead}}</ref> Alternative theories expand on that idea and include belief in the ghosts of deceased animals. Sometimes the term "ghost" is used synon
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• WP:Assume good faith
  ...se, interest in improving Wikipedia, adherence to policies and guidelines, belief in the veracity of your edits, avoidance of [[Wikipedia:Gaming the system|g
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• Conspiracy theory
  ....2013.00279|pmid=23734136|pmc=3659314|s2cid=16685781| quote=A conspiracist belief can be described as 'the unnecessary assumption of conspiracy when other ex ...al|last1=Brotherton|first1=Robert|last2=French|first2=Christopher C.|title=Belief in Conspiracy Theories and Susceptibility to the Conjunction Fallacy|journa
  122 KB (16,598 words) - 16:47, 3 March 2022
• Remote viewing
  ...ef>{{cite book |first= Martin |last= Bridgstock |year= 2009 |title= Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal |publisher= [[Cambridge University
  38 KB (5,331 words) - 06:50, 9 February 2022
• Pseudoscience
  '''Pseudoscience''' consists of statements, [[belief]]s, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incom ...ard|1978|pp=223 ff}} In 1983, [[Mario Bunge]] suggested the categories of "belief fields" and "research fields" to help distinguish between pseudoscience and
  124 KB (16,844 words) - 20:15, 24 February 2022
• Astrology
  ...an physics and Enlightenment rationalism largely eradicated the widespread belief in astrology, yet Western astrology is far from dead, as demonstrated by th ...ion. Astrology thus lost its academic and theoretical standing, and common belief in astrology has largely declined.<ref name="Brit"/>
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• Alternative medicine
  Much of the perceived effect of an alternative practice arises from a belief that it will be effective (the [[placebo effect]]), or from the treated con ...sed on [[testimonial|hearsay]], [[religion]], tradition, [[superstition]], belief in [[supernatural]] energies, [[pseudoscience]], [[fallacy|errors in reason
  190 KB (25,506 words) - 21:04, 24 February 2022
• WP:Verifiability
  ...dition {{OL|7067396M}} at para. 91) "A wise man{{nbsp}}... proportions his belief to the evidence{{nbsp}}... That no testimony is sufficient to establish a m
  33 KB (4,850 words) - 00:00, 10 December 2021
• Fringe science
  The media also play a role in propagating the belief that certain fields of science are controversial. In their 2003 paper "Opti
  24 KB (3,337 words) - 21:08, 24 February 2022
• Parapsychology
  ...of parapsychological research has failed to yield evidence to support that belief. ...e sites himself but by using cues.<ref>Martin Bridgstock. (2009). ''Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal''. Cambridge University Press. p. 1
  163 KB (22,943 words) - 20:53, 24 February 2022
• WP:Neutral point of view
  ...dea in great detail, neutrally presenting the history of a now-discredited belief. Other minority views may require a much more extensive description of the
  40 KB (5,968 words) - 23:54, 9 February 2022
• Traditional medicine
  ...[traditional knowledge]] that developed over generations within the [[folk belief]]s of various societies before the era of modern [[medicine]]. The [[World
  32 KB (4,432 words) - 18:15, 25 April 2022
• WP:Administrators
  ...An administrator should not claim emergency unless there is a ''reasonable belief of a present and very serious emergency'' (i.e., reasonable possibility of
  43 KB (6,211 words) - 14:50, 9 December 2021
• Intelligent design
  * {{cite web |url=https://www.aclu.org/religion-belief/frequently-asked-questions-about-intelligent-design |title=Frequently Asked ...com/poll/210956/belief-creationist-view-humans-new-low.aspx|title=In U.S., Belief in Creationist View of Humans at New Low|first=Gallup|last=Inc.|date=22 May
  178 KB (25,255 words) - 18:03, 25 April 2022
• WP:Vandalism
  ...faith, adds content to an article that is factually inaccurate but in the belief that it is accurate is trying to contribute to and improve Wikipedia, not v
  51 KB (7,825 words) - 23:50, 9 December 2021
• Homeopathy
  ...France"/><ref name="FranceEndFunding2021"/> France has long had a stronger belief in the virtues of homeopathic drugs than many other countries and the world ...mposed of drugs or vaccines that a person has consumed in the past, in the belief that this can reverse the supposed lingering damage caused by the initial u
  158 KB (21,148 words) - 17:59, 25 April 2022
• Deepak Chopra
  ...in science, while [[Wendy Kaminer]] equates Chopra's views with irrational belief systems such as [[New Thought]], [[Christian Science]], and [[Scientology]]
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