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Originally posted by sonhouseHowever, given that that 'story' is wrong and dangerous...
Well one thing I will say about you, you are no Romney, no flip flopping about, one story and you stick with it.
This is not a good thing.
Originally posted by sumydidSorry, knowledge doesn't require epistemic certainty. If it did, you wouldn't know your name, address, or anything else that is contingently true. So....
I said "verifiably prove," which rules out things like "very unlikely." I have heard many Atheists in my lifetime respond to Christians who say, "Oh yeah, PROVE that God doesn't exist!" -- by saying it is an unfair requirement because a negative cannot be proven.
Now, if you disagree with them all and insist that this particular negative can be ve ...[text shortened]... evil. That one shouldn't last long at all. Then we can go to your other points.
Originally posted by bbarrIndeed.
Sorry, knowledge doesn't require epistemic certainty. If it did, you wouldn't know your name, address, or anything else that is contingently true. So....
Maybe take an epistemology class and get back to me?
Originally posted by googlefudgeExcept where the knowledge claim involves logic/mathematics and can be shown to be illogical or mathematically false.
But the fundamental principle remains that all knowledge claims about reality, as opposed to logic/mathematics,
Are, and must be, probabilistic in nature.
Originally posted by googlefudgeThe Holy Bible provides answers to our existence that we can not find on our own. It keeps us pointed toward truth so we will not be deceived by our illusions. It explains things that we could only make guesses about otherwise. To ignore the Holy Bible is equivalent to turning to our own imaginations for answers. We would have no knowledge of our purpose on Earth without the Holy Bible. 😏
Indeed.
If you had to be absolutely certain about something for it to be knowledge.
Then it would be impossible to know anything about the world. (due to the problem of strong solipsism).
The only things it would be possible to have knowledge of would be logic and mathematics.
This renders 'knowledge' as an almost meaningless concept.
If you ...[text shortened]... bout reality, as opposed to logic/mathematics,
Are, and must be, probabilistic in nature.