Bad faith decides in advance to settle for uncertain truths

Evidence

It stands forth in the firm resolution not to demand too much, to count itself satisfied when it is barely persuaded, to force itself in decisions to adhere to uncertain truths. This original project of bad faith is a decision in bad faith on the nature of faith. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 317

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines bad faith’s epistemic stance: a self-imposed demand for only non-persuasive evidence, selecting a low standard of conviction in advance.
• XREF: connects to: Bad faith emerges when one acknowledges facts but refuses their imposed conclusion. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 307; Bad faith is a form of belief, not a lie or certainty — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 315; The will’s bad faith does not oppose but expresses the fundamental project

Broader Connections

• Bad faith is a form of belief, not a lie or certainty #qualifies (0.78) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 315