In "The Ethics of Belief," William Clifford claims it is "wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.” This claim shows that Clifford feels that beliefs should only be formed if there is absolute evidence in favor of this belief. He is expressing an attitude toward forming beliefs that forces the belief to not only be true but to be found in the proper way. Only when beliefs are “honestly earned by patient inquiring,” rather than “stolen by listening to the voice of prejudice and passion” is the possession of
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