Here is William James' vision of a pluralistic universe, as expressed in the final chapter of his short book Pragmatism (1907).
Suppose that the world's author put the case to you before creation, saying:
"I am going to make a world not certain to be saved, a world the perfection of which shall be conditional merely, the condition being that each several agent does its own 'level best.' I offer you the chance of taking part in such a world. Its safety, you see, is unwarranted. It is a real adventure, with real danger, yet it may win through. It is a social scheme of cooperative work genuinely to be done. Will you join the procession? Will you trust yourself and trust the other agents enough to face the risk?"
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