in that instance they can be, and we agree - belief is accepting something as true without absolute certainty. clearly, some things are more certain than others, but as long as there is some uncertainty, a degree of belief is involved.
as far as prediction vs. belief goes, I'd say a prediction is a type of belief, one that uses multiple tools to develop a numerical probability to something happening or existing, whereas a blind belief would be a belief that has no rationale or numerical probability. it may sound semantic, but you believe in the likelihood of something.
I think the obstacle here is the common associations of belief/believing are usually that specific genre of belief (blind). I'm thinking in strict terms of, if you don't/can't know something, you must believe some aspect about it.
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