Episode 164: Choosing to Believe
Very Bad Wizards
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James's Definition of Religious Belief
If you suspend judgment, then you are denying yourself the good that comes with religious belief. That's as close as it gets to Pascal's wagerie. The view that he's arguing against, we might call now evidentialism. He thinks that there's always some sort of step of faith in any of our beliefs.
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