Why (Most) Atheists Have a Duty to Pray
Sophia 51 (1):59-70 (2012)
| Abstract | Drawing on principles relating to the duty of easy rescue, I argue that any atheist who is less than wholly certain of the non-existence of a God or gods will in some circumstances be morally obliged to pray | |||||||||
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