Which of the following is a problem with fideism?

A. Believing something, in itself, shows that it is correct.
B. Fideism requires that you only believe religious claims when there is evidence supporting those claims.
C. Fideism allows that we can improve or revise our religious beliefs on the basis of reason.
D. Fideism gives us no way of knowing which religious beliefs we should hold as a matter of faith.


Answer: D

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