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'But perhaps the utter skeptic is one who doubts on principle the value of any kind of knowledge. He turns to faith, or action, or emotion and sets his back against knowledge. Perhaps he finds the structure, or form, or method of knowledge itself deceptive. This is possible. But again this involves belief and disbelief. To doubt utterly the products of knowledge, one must believe implicitly the deceptive structure...
— Apr 02, 2017 10:50AM
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...of knowledge. And apparently one must dogmatically believe this, for otherwise some products of knowledge may be more credible than others. And again an utter skeptic turns into a dogmatist.'
Hmm, I think this is a false conclusion.
— Apr 02, 2017 10:58AM
Hmm, I think this is a false conclusion.
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'The utter skeptic, moreover, in presenting any sort of positive theory is always placed in an embarrassing position. For whatever that theory may be, it must, on his own assumptions, be utterly doubted...His only safety lies in silence, and then nobody listens to him.'
Wrong there buddy...
— Apr 02, 2017 10:44AM
Wrong there buddy...
