(October 5, 2012 at 9:59 pm)Akincana Krishna dasa Wrote: What does anyone know about anything?
That is a very strange question. I'm going to have to arbitrarily define "anyone" and "anything" here in order to answer it. Since you didn't say everyone, I'm going to choose a hypothetical person. Let's say his name is Johnny. He is five. He does not like peas. He knows because they make him nauseous and nausea is unpleasant. He knows his mom puts band-aids on his wounds when he gets hurt. Why? Well, because she does. From that, we can assume that he knows peas, his mom, wounds and band-aids exist. He also knows that peas are eaten, wounds are tended and band-aids go over wounds. In short, we know things from experience and from shared knowledge. I can go on and on, but clearly you get the point.
Quote:How do they know it?
Experience, trustworthy sources and the like.
Quote:What kinds of knowledge are there, if there is any?
Why must we behave as if we do not have Google?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive..._knowledge
Quote:The question I want to get to is: Where's the evidence for God? How does someone know He exists?
Nowhere, as far as anyone knows for certain. "Feelings," as I know all too well, are no indication of reality. For someone to know God exists, someone must see God or know a reliable source that is trustworthy and has seen God. Seen, witnessed, experienced. Now, that also has to stand up to scrutiny. The "feeling" of God could be the same thing one feels when one has to shit for all we know. You have to prove that it is something exclusive to God to prove it is God. Well, in short, if God exists, the proof is with him until he decides to show himself. Until then, there is no proof. Therefore, the logical path to take is disbelief in a claim you and other believers make. If I tell you I feel a gorgonhoppingooseflak, I suspect you would leave the proof part to me. I will do the same. Bring me God.
