This is true, but I don’t think DA was arguing that is is OK to take beliefs on faith. His point was that the following two statements display significantly different and distinct types of faith:
(A)”I don’t have much evidence to decide between A and ~A, but I like A, so I believe A is true.”
(B)”I have substantial evidence that ~A is true, but I want A to be true, so I will believe in A and consider myself virtuous for believing A in spite of the evidence.”
Neither is properly justified, but (A) is only slightly harmful, so long as you are open to new evidence and willing to reupdate on it accordingly, and so long as you aren’t making important decisions based on this false certainty. (B) is insidious, for once you take this stance, reality and reason are forever your enemies. This sense of faith is entirely contradictory to that used by AK.
This is true, but I don’t think DA was arguing that is is OK to take beliefs on faith. His point was that the following two statements display significantly different and distinct types of faith:
(A)”I don’t have much evidence to decide between A and ~A, but I like A, so I believe A is true.”
(B)”I have substantial evidence that ~A is true, but I want A to be true, so I will believe in A and consider myself virtuous for believing A in spite of the evidence.”
Neither is properly justified, but (A) is only slightly harmful, so long as you are open to new evidence and willing to reupdate on it accordingly, and so long as you aren’t making important decisions based on this false certainty. (B) is insidious, for once you take this stance, reality and reason are forever your enemies. This sense of faith is entirely contradictory to that used by AK.