James Claims That, If the Religious Hypothesis Is True, Then

question 122

Multiple Choice

James claims that, if the religious hypothesis is true, then we

• A) stand to lose out on the good by disbelieving it or being agnostic.
• B) lose out on the good only by disbelieving it.
• C) lose out on the good only by being agnostic.
• D) lose out on the good by believing it.

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