"James characterizes theism as offering "a world of promise, while materialism's sun sets in a sea of disappointment."29 That is to say that in its affirmation of an eternal moral order, theism promises a world of promise, or hope, while in its denial of an eternal moral order, materialism promises the opposite. Settling this question pragmatically consists in deciding which promise one wishes to accept." There. That provides his take on it. And that's all I wanted to share. (materialism in this case is basically the denial of God) EDIT: Feel free to tear apart his ideas. They aren't mine. I just thought they were interesting. :thumbup: