If the sentence is taken literally, either interpretation could hold. However, only the second interpretation ever occurs or will occur to most readers or listeners. That is, all but a tiny fraction take the meaning to be "we believe this, at present, and will continue to do so, until such time, if any, that it's disproved."
James Waldby - jwpat7
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