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John Dewey: Faith and unbelief still had serious consequences, but these were now thought to be confined to the temporal and eternal…

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Faith and unbelief still had serious consequences, but these were now thought to be confined to the temporal and eternal happiness of the persons directly concerned.
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John Dewey

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Dewey points out that while faith and unbelief have consequences, they are now seen as personal rather than communal issues.

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