(February 22, 2015 at 4:03 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: very good, now look up the word "belief".
Sigh.
belief
noun be·lief \bə-ˈlēf\
: a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true
: a feeling that something is good, right, or valuable
: a feeling of trust in the worth or ability of someone
claim
noun
: a statement saying that something happened a certain way or will happen a certain way
: a statement saying that something is true when some people may say it is not true
: an official request for something (such as money) that is owed to you or that you believe is owed to you
: a right to have something
Can I say your beliefs are false? Yes.
Are your beliefs therefore claims? Yes.
Are the statements you've made your beliefs? Yes, or at least you say so.
Are the statements you've made claims? Yes.