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the crime of believing almost the right thing.
means a belief that deviates from the accepted doctrine of a group you supposedly still belong to.
from from greek hairesis meaning choice or a school of thought — originally neutral, just meant picking a philosophy, until picking wrong got you burned.
greek rootliterally just meant to choose
insider crimeonly members can commit it, outsiders just disagree
galileo casecondemned for heresy, correct about the earth
todayany group can excommunicate you for it, not just churches