(November 1, 2011 at 5:52 pm)Vaeolet Lilly Blossom Wrote:(November 1, 2011 at 5:39 pm)padraic Wrote: Well no,you 'know' no such thing,you believe it to be true,which is not the same..
How isnt it the same, and how can you tell the difference.
Pople believe they aren't the same (know it, many of them claim). Sad thing that what we believe, whatever that is, we are probably wrong. All the scientific knowledge in the world is just that: beliefs, most of them supported by various intersuebjective evidences. Less likely to be incorrect than when one person knows something that they didn't believe as a result of the scientific method. Still can be.
You answered your own question: Science does not deal in certainties.Metaphysical and broad philosophical positions less so.
When a person asserts "I KNOW [am certain] there is a god" for example, he is making a statement of belief or personal certitude..
In my opinion,it is a foolish person who claims certainty about anything,especially without credible evidence to support his claim.
To simply assert X,Y or Z is stupid or wrong,without explaining why and presenting evidence is an argument from personal incredulity,a logical fallacy.
