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Sigma KEE - believes
believes

appearance as argument number 1
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(instance believes PropositionalAttitude) Merge.kif 2849-2849 believes is an instance of propositional attitude
(instance believes BinaryPredicate) Merge.kif 2850-2850 believes is an instance of binary predicate
(subrelation believes inScopeOfInterest) Merge.kif 2851-2851 believes is a subrelation of in scope of interest
(domain believes 1 CognitiveAgent) Merge.kif 2852-2852 The number 1 argument of believes is an instance of cognitive agent
(domain believes 2 Formula) Merge.kif 2853-2853 The number 2 argument of believes is an instance of formula
(documentation believes EnglishLanguage "The epistemic predicate of belief. (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA) means that ?AGENT believes the proposition expressed by ?FORMULA.") Merge.kif 2855-2857 The number 2 argument of believes is an instance of formula

appearance as argument number 2
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(termFormat EnglishLanguage believes "believes") domainEnglishFormat.kif 10683-10683
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage believes "相信") domainEnglishFormat.kif 10684-10684
(termFormat ChineseLanguage believes "相信") domainEnglishFormat.kif 10685-10685
(format EnglishLanguage believes "%1 %n{doesn't} believe%p{s} %2") english_format.kif 61-61

antecedent
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(=>
    (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA)
    (exists (?TIME)
        (holdsDuring ?TIME
            (considers ?AGENT ?FORMULA))))		 Merge.kif 2859-2863 If X believes Y, then there exists Z such that X considers Y holds during Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?W Wind)
        (instance ?BN BeaufortNumberAttribute)
        (eventLocated ?W ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?W ?BN))
        (speedScaleAttributeMinMax ?BN
            (MeasureFn ?MIN ?U)
            (MeasureFn ?MAX ?U))
        (instance ?U UnitOfMeasure))
    (exists (?SPEED)
        (and
            (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?SPEED ?MIN)
            (lessThanOrEqualTo ?SPEED ?MAX)
            (believes ?A
                (surfaceWindSpeed ?AREA
                    (MeasureFn ?SPEED ?U))))))		 Weather.kif 337-354 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of wind (2) Y is an instance of Beaufort number attribute (3) X is located at Z (4) W believes X the attribute Y (5) V U(s) and T U(s) are the min and max speed of Y (6) U is an instance of unit of measure, then there exists S such that S is greater than or equal to V and S is less than or equal to T and W believes S U(s) is a surface wind speed of Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?W Wind)
        (instance ?BN BeaufortNumber12)
        (eventLocated ?W ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?W ?BN)))
    (exists (?SPEED)
        (and
            (greaterThan ?SPEED 73.0)
            (believes ?A
                (surfaceWindSpeed ?AREA
                    (MeasureFn ?SPEED MilesPerHour))))))		 Weather.kif 472-484 If X is an instance of wind, Y is an instance of Beaufort number 12, X is located at Z, and W believes X the attribute Y, then there exists V such that V is greater than 73.0 and W believes V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?T Tornado)
        (instance ?EF EFScaleAttribute)
        (eventLocated ?T ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?T ?EF))
        (speedScaleAttributeMinMax ?EF
            (MeasureFn ?MIN MilesPerHour)
            (MeasureFn ?MAX MilesPerHour)))
    (exists (?GUST)
        (and
            (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?GUST ?MIN)
            (lessThanOrEqualTo ?GUST ?MAX)
            (believes ?A
                (equal
                    (MeasureFn ?GUST MilesPerHour)
                    (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?AREA
                        (WhenFn ?T)))))))		 Weather.kif 3407-3425 If X is an instance of tornado, Y is an instance of enhanced fuijita scale attribute, X is located at Z, W believes X the attribute Y, and V miles per hour(s) and U miles per hour(s) are the min and max speed of Y, then there exists T such that T is greater than or equal to V and T is less than or equal to U and W believes equal T miles per hour(s) and ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?T Tornado)
        (instance ?EF EF5)
        (eventLocated ?T ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?T ?EF)))
    (exists (?GUST)
        (and
            (greaterThan ?GUST 200.0)
            (believes ?A
                (equal
                    (MeasureFn ?GUST MilesPerHour)
                    (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?AREA
                        (WhenFn ?T)))))))		 Weather.kif 3502-3516 If X is an instance of tornado, Y is an instance of EF5, X is located at Z, and W believes X the attribute Y, then there exists V such that V is greater than 200.0 and W believes equal V miles per hour(s) and ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?H Hurricane)
        (instance ?SS SSHWSAttribute)
        (eventLocated ?H ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?H ?SS))
        (speedScaleAttributeMinMax ?SS
            (MeasureFn ?MIN ?U)
            (MeasureFn ?MAX ?U))
        (instance ?U UnitOfMeasure))
    (exists (?WIND)
        (and
            (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?WIND ?MIN)
            (lessThanOrEqualTo ?WIND ?MAX)
            (believes ?A
                (equal
                    (MeasureFn ?WIND ?U)
                    (Mean1MinuteWindSpeedFn ?AREA
                        (WhenFn ?H)))))))		 Weather.kif 3676-3695 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of hurricane (2) Y is an instance of Saffir Simpson Hurrican wind scale (3) X is located at Z (4) W believes X the attribute Y (5) V U(s) and T U(s) are the min and max speed of Y (6) U is an instance of unit of measure, then there exists S such that S is greater than or equal to V and S is less than or equal to T and W believes equal S U(s) and Mean1MinuteWindSpeedFn for the time of existence of X in region Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?H Hurricane)
        (instance ?SS SSHWS5)
        (eventLocated ?H ?AREA)
        (believes ?A
            (property ?H ?SS)))
    (exists (?WIND)
        (and
            (greaterThan ?WIND 157.0)
            (believes ?A
                (equal
                    (MeasureFn ?WIND MilesPerHour)
                    (Mean1MinuteWindSpeedFn ?AREA
                        (WhenFn ?H)))))))		 Weather.kif 3754-3768 If X is an instance of hurricane, Y is an instance of SSHWS5, X is located at Z, and W believes X the attribute Y, then there exists V such that V is greater than 157.0 and W believes equal V miles per hour(s) and Mean1MinuteWindSpeedFn for the time of existence of X in region Z

consequent
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(=>
    (knows ?AGENT ?FORMULA)
    (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA))		 Merge.kif 2877-2879 If X knows Y, then X believes Y
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T1
        (expects ?AGENT ?FORMULA))
    (exists (?T2)
        (and
            (holdsDuring ?T1
                (believes ?AGENT
                    (holdsDuring ?T2 ?FORMULA)))
            (earlier ?T1 ?T2))))		 Merge.kif 10756-10764 If X expects Y will be true holds during Z, then there exists W such that X believes Y holds during W holds during Z and Z happens earlier than W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?INTERPRET Interpreting)
        (agent ?INTERPRET ?AGENT)
        (patient ?INTERPRET ?CONTENT)
        (instance ?CONTENT ContentBearingObject))
    (exists (?PROP)
        (holdsDuring
            (EndFn
                (WhenFn ?INTERPRET))
            (believes ?AGENT
                (containsInformation ?CONTENT ?PROP)))))		 Merge.kif 11024-11031 If X is an instance of interpreting, Y is an agent of X, Z is a patient of X, and Z is an instance of content bearing object, then there exists W such that Y believes Z contains information W holds during the end of the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?DECIDE Deciding)
        (agent ?DECIDE ?AGENT)
        (instance ?S Set)
        (patient ?DECIDE ?S)
        (element ?M ?S))
    (believes ?AGENT
        (exists (?CLASS)
            (and
                (instance ?M ?CLASS)
                (subclass ?CLASS IntentionalProcess)
                (capability ?CLASS agent ?AGENT)))))		 Merge.kif 12182-12194 If X is an instance of deciding, Y is an agent of X, Z is an instance of set, Z is a patient of X, and W is an element of Z, then Y believes there exists V such that W is an instance of V, V is a subclass of intentional process, and Y is capable of doing V as a agent
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?JUDGE Judging)
        (agent ?JUDGE ?AGENT)
        (result ?JUDGE ?P))
    (and
        (holdsDuring
            (BeginFn
                (WhenFn ?JUDGE))
            (not
                (believes ?AGENT ?P)))
        (holdsDuring
            (EndFn
                (WhenFn ?JUDGE))
            (believes ?AGENT ?P))))		 Merge.kif 12260-12274 If X is an instance of judging, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a result of X, then Y doesn't believe Z holds during the beginning of the time of existence of X and Y believes Z holds during the end of the time of existence of X
(=>
    (instance ?PRETEND Pretending)
    (exists (?PERSON ?PROP)
        (and
            (hasPurpose ?PRETEND
                (believes ?PERSON ?PROP))
            (truth ?PROP False))))		 Merge.kif 13199-13204 If X is an instance of pretending, then there exist Y, Z such that X has the purpose Y believes Z, and Z is false
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?STATE Stating)
        (agent ?STATE ?AGENT)
        (patient ?STATE ?FORMULA)
        (instance ?FORMULA Formula))
    (holdsDuring
        (WhenFn ?STATE)
        (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA)))		 Merge.kif 13315-13321 If X is an instance of stating, Y is an agent of X, Z is a patient of X, and Z is an instance of formula, then Y believes Z holds during the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?TEXT ?CLASS)
        (subclass ?CLASS FactualText)
        (authors ?AGENT ?CLASS)
        (subsumesContentInstance ?TEXT ?CONTENT)
        (instance ?CONTENT Formula))
    (believes ?AGENT ?CONTENT))		 Merge.kif 15549-15556 If X is an instance of Y, Y is a subclass of factual text, Z is the author of Y, X subsumes the content of W, and W is an instance of formula, then Z believes W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?TEXT ?CLASS)
        (subclass ?CLASS FictionalText)
        (authors ?AGENT ?CLASS))
    (exists (?CONTENT)
        (and
            (subsumesContentInstance ?TEXT ?CONTENT)
            (instance ?CONTENT Formula)
            (not
                (believes ?AGENT ?CONTENT)))))		 Merge.kif 15586-15595 If X is an instance of Y, Y is a subclass of fictional text, and Z is the author of Y, then there exists W such that X subsumes the content of W, W is an instance of formula, and Z doesn't believe W
(=>
    (instance ?GROUP BeliefGroup)
    (exists (?BELIEF)
        (forall (?MEMB)
            (=>
                (member ?MEMB ?GROUP)
                (believes ?MEMB ?BELIEF)))))		 Merge.kif 16819-16825 If X is an instance of belief group, then there exists Y such that Z Z is a member of XZ believes Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?JUDGE Judging)
        (agent ?JUDGE ?AGENT)
        (patient ?JUDGE ?OBJ))
    (exists (?ATR)
        (and
            (instance ?ATR SubjectiveAssessmentAttribute)
            (holdsDuring
                (ImmediateFutureFn ?JUDGE)
                (believes ?AGENT
                    (property ?OBJ ?ATR))))))		 Merge.kif 17546-17557 If X is an instance of judging, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then there exists W such that W is an instance of subjective assessment attribute and Y believes Z the attribute W holds during immediately after X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?STATE TellingALie)
        (agent ?STATE ?AGENT)
        (patient ?STATE ?STATEMENT))
    (holdsDuring
        (WhenFn ?STATE)
        (believes ?AGENT
            (truth ?STATEMENT False))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 905-912 If X is an instance of telling a lie, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then Y believes Z is false holds during the time of existence of X
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T
        (fears ?A
            (instance ?P Process)))
    (believes ?A
        (modalAttribute
            (holdsDuring
                (ImmediateFutureFn ?T)
                (exists (?D)
                    (and
                        (instance ?D Damaging)
                        (patient ?D ?A)
                        (causes ?P ?D)))) Likely)))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 8586-8598 If X fears Y is an instance of process holds during Z, then X believes the statement there exists W such that W is an instance of damaging, X is a patient of W, and Y causes W holds during immediately after Z has the modal force of likely
(=>
    (doubts ?AGENT ?FORMULA)
    (not
        (believes ?AGENT ?FORMULA)))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 8626-8628 If X is a doubts of Y, then Y doesn't believe X
(=>
    (medicine ?MC ?D)
    (exists (?DOC)
        (and
            (instance ?DOC MedicalDoctor)
            (believes ?DOC
                (exists (?T ?H ?M)
                    (and
                        (instance ?M ?MC)
                        (instance ?T TherapeuticProcess)
                        (instance ?H Human)
                        (patientMedical ?H ?DOC)
                        (resource ?T ?M)
                        (benefits ?T ?H)))))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11044-11057 If X is medicine for Y, then All of the following hold: (1) there exists Z such that Z is an instance of medical doctor (2) Z believes there exist W, V (3) U such that U is an instance of X (4) W is an instance of therapeutic process (5) V is an instance of human (6) Z is a patient medical of V (7) U is a resource for W (8) V is a beneficiary of W
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T
        (attribute ?PERSON Anxiety))
    (believes ?PERSON
        (holdsDuring
            (ImmediateFutureFn ?T)
            (exists (?PROP)
                (fears ?PERSON ?PROP)))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 21248-21255 If anxiety is an attribute of X holds during Y, then X believes there exists Z such that X fears Z holds during immediately after Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?N Nausea)
        (experiencer ?N ?H))
    (believes ?H
        (holdsDuring
            (ImmediateFutureFn
                (WhenFn ?N))
            (exists (?V)
                (and
                    (instance ?V Vomiting)
                    (experiencer ?V ?H))))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 23732-23743 If X is an instance of nausea and Y experiences X, then Y believes there exists Z such that Z is an instance of vomiting and Y experiences Z holds during immediately after the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?X SuicideBombing)
        (agent ?X ?P))
    (believes ?P
        (holdsDuring
            (FutureFn
                (WhenFn ?X))
            (attribute ?P Dead))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 24484-24492 If X is an instance of suicide bombing and Y is an agent of X, then Y believes dead is an attribute of Y holds during after the time of existence of X
(=>
    (approves ?AGENT1 ?AGENT2)
    (exists (?PROP)
        (believes ?AGENT1
            (conforms ?AGENT2 ?PROP))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 29565-29569 If X approves Y, then there exists Z such that X believes Y conforms to Z
(=>
    (member ?COMMUNIST Communism)
    (believes ?COMMUNIST
        (=>
            (and
                (instance ?MEANOFPRODUCTION MeanOfProduction)
                (attribute ?OBJ ?MEANOFPRODUCTION)
                (instance ?COUNTRY GeopoliticalArea)
                (located ?OBJ ?COUNTRY))
            (element ?OBJ
                (PropertyFn
                    (CitizenryFn ?COUNTRY))))))		 Economy.kif 880-889 If X is a member of communism, then X believes Y is an instance of mean of production, Y is an attribute of Z, W is an instance of geopolitical area, and Z is located at WZ is an element of belongings of the citizenry of W
(=>
    (member ?CAPITALIST Capitalism)
    (believes ?CAPITALIST
        (exists (?MEANOFPRODUCTION ?OBJ ?COUNTRY ?AA)
            (and
                (instance ?MEANOFPRODUCTION MeanOfProduction)
                (attribute ?OBJ ?MEANOFPRODUCTION)
                (instance ?COUNTRY GeopoliticalArea)
                (located ?OBJ ?COUNTRY)
                (instance ?AA AutonomousAgent)
                (element ?OBJ
                    (PropertyFn ?AA))
                (not
                    (equal ?AA
                        (CitizenryFn ?COUNTRY)))))))		 Economy.kif 905-917 If X is a member of capitalism, then All of the following hold: (1) X believes there exist Y, Z,, , W (2) V such that Y is an instance of mean of production (3) Y is an attribute of Z (4) W is an instance of geopolitical area (5) Z is located at W (6) V is an instance of agent (7) Z is an element of belongings of V (8) equal V (9) the citizenry of W
(=>
    (and
        (subclass ?PLATFORM PartyPlatform)
        (authors ?PARTY ?PLATFORM)
        (instance ?PARTY PoliticalParty)
        (instance ?INST ?PLATFORM)
        (containsFormula ?INST ?P))
    (believes ?PARTY ?P))		 Government.kif 2292-2299 If X is a subclass of party platform, Y is the author of X, Y is an instance of political party, Z is an instance of X, and Z contains the formula W, then Y believes W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?GROUP PoliticalPressureGroup)
        (hasPurpose ?GROUP ?FORMULA)
        (agentOperatesInArea ?GROUP ?AREA)
        (instance ?AREA Nation))
    (desires ?GROUP
        (believes
            (GovernmentFn ?AREA) ?FORMULA)))		 Government.kif 2323-2330 If X is an instance of political pressure group, X has the purpose Y, Z is an agent operates in area of X, and Z is an instance of nation, then X desires the government of Z believes Y
(=>
    (trusts ?A1 ?A2 ?P)
    (believes ?A1
        (modalAttribute
            (exists (?PI)
                (and
                    (instance ?PI ?P)
                    (agent ?PI ?A2))) Possibility)))		 Law.kif 371-379 If X trusts Y will do Z, then X believes the statement there exists W such that W is an instance of Z and Y is an agent of W has the modal force of possibility
(=>
    (trusts ?A1 ?A2 ?P)
    (believes ?A1
        (=>
            (and
                (instance ?S Stating)
                (containsFormula ?S
                    (and
                        (instance ?PI ?P)
                        (agent ?PI ?A2))))
            (modalAttribute
                (and
                    (instance ?PI ?P)
                    (agent ?PI ?A2)) Likely))))		 Law.kif 381-395 If X trusts Y will do Z, then X believes W is an instance of stating, W contains the formula V is an instance of Z, Y is an agent of Vthe statement V is an instance of Z, and Y is an agent of V has the modal force of likely

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