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The tightrope walker
In John Preston (ed.), Wittgenstein and Reason. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. pp. 85-106 (2008)
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the tightrope walker Wittgenstein ‐ religious faith not be seen as a hypothesis, based on evidence, but as grounded in a protoreligious attitude Wittgenstein's intention ‐ to describe the kind of religious belief that he personally found appealing Wittgenstein stress on commitment ‐ practical dimension of religious faith, without denying that it is, or involves, also believing certain things to be true Wittgenstein believed ‐ people are religious to the extent that they believe themselves not so much imperfect as sick
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