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Acceptance of theistic hope provides reason to act as if ... — Carmelics

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Acceptance of theistic hope provides reason to act as if theism were true

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1.Hope in theism motivates action oriented toward theism being true
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2.Acting from hope does not require believing theism to be true
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1.Acting 'as if' theism were true without believing it constitutes a form of self-deception that undermines rational integrity (Clifford's evidentialist principle).
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2.Pragmatic reasons for action cannot substitute for epistemic reasons when the action involves sincere religious practice requiring genuine assent.
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1.Hope, unlike belief, lacks the propositional commitment required to generate reasons for action directed at truth-tracking outcomes (per Bratman's planning theory of intention).
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2.An agent who merely hopes theism is true but does not believe it will systematically discount theistic considerations when they conflict with known secular costs.
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SEP: pragmatic-belief-god

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Mill held that one may hope that God exists, but one may not believe that God exists, as the evidence is lacking. Suppose one agrees with Mill, that faith can subsist on hope, trust, or some other non-doxastic attitude other than belief. Suppose further that one seeks to build a theistic commitment on hope. The acceptance of theistic hope provides reason to act as if theism were true, not because one believes that it is true, but because one hopes that it is. What is it to act as if theism is tr

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Validity: Extracted via Max plan + API grounding/validity checks

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Type: claim
Perspectives: 3 (1 for, 2 against)
Edits: 1 edit