You seem to be using a different definition of "believe" to the rest of the English-speaking world [1]. Belief usually comes after investigation, it's certainly

You seem to be using a different definition of "believe" to the rest of the English-speaking world [1]. Belief usually comes after investigation, it's certainly not a prerequisite. If he meant that accusations should be taken seriously and investigated, those words were available to him. He chose "believe", and now I choose to believe his accusers. As for the world we live in, you're thankfully correct (for the most part). Kimmel was an activist who wanted to change the world, and they do occasionally make progress in that direction [2][3]. [1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/believe https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/believe [2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65531380 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65531380 [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/college-sex-assault-rules.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/college-sex-assault-ru...