According to William James, though we cannot rationally decide whether God exists, we are justified in believing in God if making such a decision is very important in our lives and cannot be avoided anyway.

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William James, in his essay "The Will to Believe," argues that in cases where a decision is both live (meaning it is a real possibility for us) and forced (meaning we must make a choice), and where the option cannot be decided on intellectual grounds alone due to insufficient evidence, we are justified in making a leap of faith based on our passional nature if the decision is momentous. This includes the belief in God, which for many is a significant and unavoidable decision.

According to William James, Though We Cannot Rationally Decide Whether