According to James, the religious hypothesis differs from the moral and the scientific in that

A) science tells us some things are better than others, but religion does not.

B) science tells us what things are, religions tells us the best things are eternal and we are better off now believing that to be true, and morality tells us some things are better than others.

C) morality tells us some things are better than others, but religion tells us the way things are.

D) it supports the Christian idea of heaven, but science does not.


B

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