Friday 5/31 Theories of Knowledge
Ch. 17 W.K. Clifford-author of The Ethics of Belief---It is morally wrong for anyone at any time to believe anything without sufficient evidence.
Is it morally OK to believe something you have insufficient evidence for if believing it makes your life better in some way?
Do we have a duty to believe the truth? If so can that duty be trumped by other considerations?
Mild baseless optimism
-increases achievement
-makes a person happier