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Posted: 24 May 2022

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THE POWER OF BELIEF

THE POWER OF BELIEF
The superficial interpretation of James was encouraged by what he seemed to be saying about religious belief -- that if a statement could not be disproved, then one was justified in believing it if one benefited from it: for instance, a bereaved mother comforted by believing that her child is in heaven

plato.stanford.edu/entries/james

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