BELIEF ACCORDING TO JAMES According to James, belief is measured by the actions of people within society. Assumptions and options are used in describing beliefs. Hypothesis can be named anything that proposes beliefs. It can be further classified as alive or dead. A living hypothesis is something real and believed to be true by whoever proposes it. For example, in his view, belief in the Mahdi does not create any electrical connection with the nature of any individual. This according to James is a dead hypothesis because beliefs are imaginary and do not produce light like electricity does. On the other hand, the hypothesis is alive according to the followers of the Mahdi. This is because the assumption among believers is in their minds. Therefore, wherever there is the will to act, beliefs are dominant. Another aspect related to belief is option. The option can therefore be defined as the decision between two hypotheses. Options can be further divided into different types. Live or dead, forced or avoidable, trivial or important options are some of the classifications of options. A genuine option is one that has important, live, and forced options. A living option is one in which both hypotheses are alive. For example, “being a Theosophist or being a Mohammedan” can be classified as a dead option because both hypotheses are likely to be dead. On the other hand, “Be agnostic or be Christian” can be classified as living hypotheses because such hypotheses have appeal. Furthermore, several aspects are important when analyzing the genuine option according to James. For example, “choosing between going out with an umbrella or without”, this does not offer an authentic option because it is not forced. A person can easily avoid using...half of the card...land according to this doctrine. Furthermore, people believe that they can be in better positions if they continue to think and accumulate their experiences. The strength of this method lies in the principles and results. According to the empiricist method of opinion formation, the hypothesis does not matter (Early Modern Texts 1). It does not matter whether an individual comes to know the truth through honest means or through foul play according to this method. Since faith is measured by the actions of individuals, anyone who prohibits people from believing that religion is true also prohibits people from acting as they should. . Action is the main defense of religious faith. If the action required by the religious hypothesis is no different from other hypotheses, faith is pure in the minds of individuals. Hypothesis, truth and belief give the world expressions determined by individual actions that make them pure.