The Compatibility of Faith and Reason When comparing the two selections by W.K. Clifford and William James on the compatibility of faith and reason, I feel that both arguments make very valid points. However I do think, after careful reading and based on my own experience, that William James has the stronger argument. William James’ “The Will to Believe” claims that “Our passional nature not only lawfully may, but must, decide an option between …showed first 75 words of 1319 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1319 total…does make a lot of sense to only believe in something when you are supplied with sufficient evidence. In conclusion, I’d like to say that both of these selections were very convincing. I have always used both faith and reason to arrive at certain personal truths and for that reason I was more convinced by William James. I believe that faith and reason go hand in hand and one without the other is useless.