The text criticized James’s position by suggesting that

a. it is impossible to will ourselves to believe a proposition.
b. it will not convince the atheist for whom religious belief is not a live, optional hypothesis.
c. there are too many different religious options to know which one merits our faith.
d. there is sufficient evidence concerning religious issues such that faith of any sort is unnecessary.


a. it is impossible to will ourselves to believe a proposition.

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