William MarinerThinkers

Belief (n.) held ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠firmly enough forbids its own test: the Tongans so believed taboo-breakers would die that 'no native ever made an experiment to prove the contrary.'