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  • Wouldn't most if not all non-religiously-influenced political views be considered "philosophical"? Commented Sep 3, 2023 at 20:23
  • @Someone No. For example, in McClintock v Department of Constitutional Affairs it was held that "to constitute a belief there must be a religious or philosophical viewpoint in which one actually believes; it is not enough "to have an opinion based on some real or perceived logic or based on information or lack of information available." " Essentially, if your belief is a conclusion based on reason or evidence, then it's not a philosophical belief. So it depends on why you believe it, not so much what the belief is. Commented Sep 3, 2023 at 20:45
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    That said, the practical consequence for employers is similar ─ whatever political view they want to discriminate based on, there could be someone out there who believes or disbelieves in that political position for philosophical or religious reasons, and therefore they'd fall afoul of the law. Commented Sep 3, 2023 at 20:53
  • Note that the example given directly contravenes the fifth criteria of the Grainger Test, which is the criteria used here. Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 14:36
  • @ComicSansStrikephim Well, I agree with you ─ if society forced trans people to live as their gender assigned at birth, I think that would be incompatible with human dignity ─ but the Employment Appeals Tribunal decided that it did satisfy Grainger (v) regardless. Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 17:59