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    Supports→A hypothesis that is part of a genuine option and is intellectually open may be believed even in the absence of sufficient evidence

    James's Will to Believe argument holds that any hypothesis forming part of a genuine option may be believed without sufficient evidence

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    Now consider James’s Will to Believe argument. As we saw, James’s contention is that any hypothesis that’s part of a genuine option, and that’s intellectually open, may be believed, even in the absence of sufficient evidence. No rule of morality or rationality, James argues, is violated if one accepts a hypothesis that’s genuine and open. If James is correct, then (E) should be replaced with:

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