What I wonder is, how could I be 100% certain about a belief is I know that it could possibly wrong? if there could possibly be a a small chance (however small) that my 100% certainty could be mistaken because I could be wrong...then doesn't that give me reason to not be 100% certain exactly? (however less than 100% certain I'd be instead, realizing that I could be wrong in my own certainty)...
So if this is so...isn't it basically using different words to express the same thing?
In two different cases for instance:
Case 1: "I am 100% certain in a relative sense that there is no God. I know I can be wrong though, so I'm agnostic on this".
Case 2: "I am almost 100% certain there is no God. The fact I'm not absolutely certain still means I'm agnostic, but I myself can't even be 100% certain in a relative sense either[i], because I believe that [i]my own certainty - could be wrong...so I have to take that into account and that lowers my certainty (however slightly, since I know this)"
Hmm... - See I can't be 100% certain of something if I am agnostic about it because that means I believe that it at least may, be possible that I am wrong. Because I'm agnostic about it...so in that sense...how can I be 100% certain about it when I know there's a chance that the certainty is wrong...? Wouldn't that, at least to some extent - lower my certainty? It does for me anyway...not that it makes any difference!
I'm as certain that God doesn't exist as that fairies don't...I know they may exist so I cannot be a 100% certain in a relative sense either, knowing that they may indeed exist - but they basically don't exist!
EvF
So if this is so...isn't it basically using different words to express the same thing?
In two different cases for instance:
Case 1: "I am 100% certain in a relative sense that there is no God. I know I can be wrong though, so I'm agnostic on this".
Case 2: "I am almost 100% certain there is no God. The fact I'm not absolutely certain still means I'm agnostic, but I myself can't even be 100% certain in a relative sense either[i], because I believe that [i]my own certainty - could be wrong...so I have to take that into account and that lowers my certainty (however slightly, since I know this)"
Hmm... - See I can't be 100% certain of something if I am agnostic about it because that means I believe that it at least may, be possible that I am wrong. Because I'm agnostic about it...so in that sense...how can I be 100% certain about it when I know there's a chance that the certainty is wrong...? Wouldn't that, at least to some extent - lower my certainty? It does for me anyway...not that it makes any difference!
I'm as certain that God doesn't exist as that fairies don't...I know they may exist so I cannot be a 100% certain in a relative sense either, knowing that they may indeed exist - but they basically don't exist!
EvF
