Assertion: atheism's belief | /r/HasProperty | held
Facets:
value: strongly
type: DEGREE
value: merely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: I believe that one should be agnostic when belief one way or the other is  mere idle speculation, incapable of verification;  when belief is held merely to gratify desires, however deep-seated, and not because it is forced on us by evidence; and  when belief may be taken by others to be more firmly grounded than it really is, and so come to encourage false hopes or wrong attitudes of mind.
text: To believe that they are an important part of the universe, and that some component of the universe (God) cares for and respects them These beliefs are strongly held because they enable human beings to cope with some of their most basic fears.