Abstract

On what grounds can religious belief be maintained when the chances that one has happenedupon the one true religion are so very low and when it seems that all believers have an equallystrong sense that they are justified in their own beliefs? In answer to the problem, three popularapologetic strategies have often been presented, and in their simplest forms they run as follows:1. All religions are basically right.2. All religions are partly right.3. My religion is right, and the others are wrong. As I argue, none of these approaches can cure the problem of religious diversity, which remains the most serious objection to the claim that there exist reliable religious belief-forming practices.