Mr. Paterson, asserting that he believed that a rogue unit existed in the State Police that was gathering compromising information about politicians, ordered an investigation in spring 2008.
In a footnote, Justice Knipel also questioned the ruling by Justice Joseph G. Golia in Queens, asserting that he believed the state had followed its own laws in that case as well.
While other epistemologists have been solemnly arguing such questions as whether a man can be wrong when he asserts that he believes such and such, I have discovered how to settle such questions experimentally.
Mr. Bush's senior political adviser, Karl Rove, has long asserted that he believes Mr. Bush might have a chance of taking California in 2004, notwithstanding the recent political history of the state, a calculation that might be jeopardized should Mr. Davis be replaced by a more popular Democrat.
While the founder asserted that he believes things would have fared differently for the company's Karma drone program had it not dealt with its initial "horrible launch," he said that the decision to shut it down was ultimately due to a "domino effect" that resulted from poor sales of the company's last-gen Hero5 action camera.
The situation seems worrying: Meir Dagan, Israel's legendary former chief of the Mossad has, time and again, made public statements that it would be irrational for Israel to attack Iran, and he has recently re-asserted that he believes Israel is not under imminent military threat.
Officer Krob said Mr. Hayes asserted that he "believed it was quite possible".
Social media have been flooded with such messages — along with statements like "I still believe Anita Hill". During the Kavanaugh hearing, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt). asserted that he believed Anita Hill in 1991 and still does.
If you point out to him, as I have done - read the book! - that he made common cause with neo cons who came from an entirely idfferent perspective, he will simply assert that he believed that approach to Saddam was correct and was therefore willing to go along with anyone who shared that view, whatever part of the political forest they crept out from.
