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Monday, February 21, 2022

Russell on WJ's WtB

"Ultimately the truth or falsehood of his doctrine would be decided on the battlefield, without the collection of any fresh evidence for or against it. This method is the logical outcome of William James’s will to believe. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is its exact opposite."

Free Thought and Official Propaganda" by Bertrand Russell: https://a.co/hZmK3cg

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