(December 30, 2018 at 2:23 am)zainab Wrote: (We must just assume that our reason is reliable and work from there. There is no good alternative.)
(December 26, 2018 at 9:35 am)unfogged Wrote: That isn't a guarantee, but I don't see why anybody would conclude that being a product of evolution would make something more suspect. the same position
Because evolution is about surviving not about Knowing!!
Correct. But in order to survive, the senses have to be giving at least *some* reliable knowledge about the surroundings. While that information is certainly far from perfect (as is easily shown), it is enough to be able to start doing science and to start eliminating false hypotheses.
