Can Religious Beliefs be Justified Pragmatically?
One cannot prove the truth of theological statement, but perhaps one can justify believing them because of the good consequences of doing so. It is irrational to believe statements of which there are good reasons to think false, but those of which there is some, albeit inconclusive, evidence can be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2007
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Sophia
Year: 2007, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-34 |
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Epistemic Justification
B William James B Religious Belief B Wishful thinking B Pascal B Pragmatic justification |
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