The author shows the limits of the common assumption that beliefs supported by more evidence should always be preferred to beliefs supported by less evidence. This assumption falls into self-referential contradiction; furthermore, it does not explain inconclusiveness, that is, the property of debates – especially the religious ones – whose protagonists are not ready to change their mind, however convincing contrary evidence may appear to them to be.

The author first compares the spiritual turn in epistemology with virtue epistemology, which only seemingly resembles it. He then reinforces his thesis (i.e., the idea that the spiritual turn in epistemology should be taken) by arguing that all debaters seem to implicitly take on various commitments, commitments to certain goods and related beliefs that are seen as indispensable and undeniable in contemporary Western society. Consequently, all debaters – both believers and unbelievers – may take the spiritual turn and find themselves in the best possible condition to improve intellectual investigations and debates, including the ability to achieve conclusiveness.

The author provides a list of final considerations, aimed at showing which benefits the adoption of the spiritual turn in epistemology can grant to both believers and unbelievers.