Some families never eat after noon, in the not unreasonable belief that an empty belly makes the body less visible to the Reapers' senses.

He notes how a variety of unreasonable beliefs came to be seen as literally true by its "more committed members".

Drury cannot be reconciled with this idea because holding an unreasonable belief may be "reckless" but it is not "wicked".

So why did he seem to be promoting unreasonable beliefs?

In Kimber, it was held that an honest but unreasonable belief in consent is a defence to a charge of indecent assault.

Not an unreasonable belief at the time being that it was in the period of the Moon landings.

The judge instructed the jury that an "honest but unreasonable belief is not a defense, and does not negate willfulness."

"An honest but unreasonable belief is not a defense," the judge said to the jury.

It's often the ignorant who have unreasonable beliefs.

The doctrine of imperfect self-defense recognizes a defendant's honest but unreasonable belief that deadly force is needed.