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It is wrong always , everywhere , and for any one , to believe anything upon insufficient evidence . Habitual want of care about what I believe leads to habitual want of care in others about the truth of what is told to me .
It is wrong always , everywhere , and for any one , to believe anything upon insufficient evidence . Habitual want of care about what I believe leads to habitual want of care in others about the truth of what is told to me .
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he called “ the will to believe ” in support of the belief in a finite God . On the face of it , James's " will to believe , " later his pragmatism , is closely related , historically , to Huxley's agnosticism .
he called “ the will to believe ” in support of the belief in a finite God . On the face of it , James's " will to believe , " later his pragmatism , is closely related , historically , to Huxley's agnosticism .
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But if we believe that no bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp , then it seems a piece of idle fantasticality to preach so solemnly of our ...
But if we believe that no bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp , then it seems a piece of idle fantasticality to preach so solemnly of our ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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