Evidence Through a Glass, Darkly

Dormandy’s ‘True Faith’ presents two views on the proper epistemological stance towards faith: doxastic-partialism and evidentialism. Here, I argue for a third option that cuts across evidentialism/partialism distinction. first analyze Pascalian conception of faith, arguing Pascal begins with cognitive attitude acceptance rather than belief. Next, discuss case evidentialism, contend some evidence—the kind gained through transformative experiences—presents difficulty her argument. Finally, offer my proposed view—Partialist Evidentialism—and this approach is necessary acquiring unique kinds evidence religious faith.