Epistemic Responsibility
Epistemic Responsibility: the responsibility we have regarding our beliefs.
W.K Clifford argued that we have an epistemic responsibility only to believe things for which we have evidence. And if you don’t have evidence, you’re morally obligated refrain from the belief.
It is wrong always, and, everywhere for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
Clifford then described blind faith as “one long sin against mankind”.
William James counter argued it is permissible to believe something without sufficient evidence, … so long as it’s a live, forced, and momentous option.
Pragmatism: finding true beliefs is less important than finding beliefs that work, practically in the living of our lives.
Blaise Pascal used gaming theory to argue that believing in god was a saftest bet.
Soren Kierkegaard adopted fideism: I believe because it is absurd to believe, aka leap to faith.
Fideism: school of thought that says religious belief has to come from faith alone.
The danger of this is I have faith in the things I choose to have faith in, thus we cannot justify faith.