PHIL 008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hard Determinism, Richard Dawkins, Moe Williams
29 Oct 2020
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Consider for example the belief that he/she likes me when you meet a possible. Clifford"s rule: one ought to only believe that p when one has sufficient evidence for the truth of. If we lack sufficient evidence showing that god exists, we are morally obligated to not believe it. He argues for this by citing various cases where we regard people as immoral for breaking the rule. Pat churchland says things in the same spirit. William james (1842-1910): american philosopher and psychologist; brother of henry james. In will to believe, offers a justification of faith against clifford and others. He argues that clifford"s rule is irrational when applied to certain types of beliefs. romantic partner. Interestingly, the truth of these beliefs often depends on your having faith that the belief is true. How many women"s hearts are vanquished by the mere sanguine insistence of some man that they must love him .
