Religion F1: Clifford - We Need Proof

Many people argue for agnosticism like this:

We can't prove or disprove that there is a God.
What we can neither prove nor disprove, we should take no stand on.
Therefore, we should take no stand on whether there is a God.

William Clifford gives a classic defense of the second premise. He formulates the idea this way: "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence."

This exercise deals with a reading from Clifford in our anthology (pages 80-5 of Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (second edition), edited by Peterson, Hasker, Reichenbach, and Basinger). These computerized exercise materials are copyrighted (c) 2002 by Harry J. Gensler; but they may be distributed freely.