In This Essay Pojman Argues That Religion, Specifically Theistic Religion

question 15

Multiple Choice

In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith.
-Because we do not know whether theism is true, we should

• A) reject theism.
• B) live as if theism is true.
• C) bet that theism is true.
• D) reject morality.

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