TY - GEN AB - The striking extent of religious disagreement suggests that religious conviction is very often the result of processes that do not reliably produce true beliefs. For this reason, many have argued that the only rational response to religious disagreement is to adopt a religious skepticism that eschews confident religious belief. This text contests this conclusion, explaining how it could be rational to maintain confident religious (or irreligious) belief even in the face of persistent disagreement. AU - Pittard, John, CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - BD215 ID - 914291 KW - Belief and doubt. KW - Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) KW - Skepticism. KW - Religion LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190051815.001.0001 N2 - The striking extent of religious disagreement suggests that religious conviction is very often the result of processes that do not reliably produce true beliefs. For this reason, many have argued that the only rational response to religious disagreement is to adopt a religious skepticism that eschews confident religious belief. This text contests this conclusion, explaining how it could be rational to maintain confident religious (or irreligious) belief even in the face of persistent disagreement. SN - 9780190051846 T1 - Disagreement, deference, and religious commitment / TI - Disagreement, deference, and religious commitment / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190051815.001.0001 ER -