Having explained the concept of groundlessness and introduced Malcolm’s views, I would now like to consider Mcdonaldization  other scholars whose input is helpful when considering whether religious beliefs have grounds or not. Firstly, R.M. Hare uses the construct of a ‘blik’ to explain the attitudes of an individual. Hare is cautious to ascribe the term ‘belief’ to actions as he maintains they do not hold any assertions- in such, there is no trust or confidence being placed in the belief, contrasting with Wittgenstein’s notion of a language game becoming plausible only when one has trust. For Hare, a ‘blik’- being the wa Mcdonaldization y an individual perceives the world- is not grounded in evidence, rather, they provide ways for an individual to interpret the evidence they are given. Malcolm does not shy away from using the term ‘belief’ as an interpretation for the way someone interprets an event in their worldview, however, in relation to the example of material objects ceasing to exist, I believe this could be a corresponding term for  Mcdonaldization what Hare would deem to be a ‘blik’. Malcolm clearly wants to interpret the notion that material things do not simply cease to exist, as being an undoubted belief- a ‘blik’ in Hare’s line of thought- but ultimately, in my opinion, these terms could be considered somewhat on an interchangeable basis. Both the idea of an undoubted belief and a ‘blik’ are not constrained by foundations of evidence, they are both ways in which individuals look at and live out their perceptions without questioning their origins. There is no concern here for self-justification because it is an accepted notion that certain fundamental ideals are central to our way of life. Considering the example of the lawn chair simply ceasing to exist, a ‘blik’, here, signifies the person perceiving the situation in a way which allows them to conclude from their interpretation of evidence, the nature of whether material things can or cannot cease to exist- this perhaps serves as a more logical notion for Hare, rather than siding with Malcolm’s usage of the term ‘belief’ in which blind trust is placed in what an individual deems to know- they seek no justification for something which is self-evidently false. Ultimately, however, both terms are action guiding, with no requirement for pre-requisitioned evidence- merely the intrinsic understanding of the perceptions in play- it is in this sense, that both a ‘belief’ and a ‘blik’ could be constituted as groundless. Using this basis of Hare’s interpretation, it is now important to consider how this transfers onto religious beliefs. Hare, based on the notion that religious beliefs are seemingly irrefutable, would suggest that this consequentially shows them to be a ‘blik’- He is not suggesting here, as men Mcdonaldization tioned above, that religious beliefs are assertions, however, it is rendered with certainty >