Indirect epistemic reasons and religious belief

If believing P will result in epistemically good outcomes, does this generate an epistemic reason to believe P, or just a pragmatic reason? Conceiving of such reasons as epistemic reasons seems to lead to absurdity, e.g. by allowing that someone can rationally hold beliefs that conflict with her ass...

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Authors: Lougheed, Kirk (Author) ; Simpson, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: Religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-169
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious conviction / Epistemic modal logic
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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