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Evidentialism
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RE: Evidentialism
(May 14, 2014 at 7:35 pm)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote: They serve as evidence to myself which is all that matters in a discussion of "how does one know things" (versus "how does one convince others of things.")
Experiences in and of themselves only serve as evidence of those experiences. They are not a good source of evidence for underlying truth. For example, you can know exactly what it's like to have a certain kind of religious experience-- but that does not serve as evidence that God exists.
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Evidentialism - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 14, 2014 at 12:39 am
RE: Evidentialism - by Minimalist - May 14, 2014 at 12:49 am
RE: Evidentialism - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 14, 2014 at 3:31 pm
RE: Evidentialism - by bennyboy - May 14, 2014 at 7:13 pm
RE: Evidentialism - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 14, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: Evidentialism - by bennyboy - May 14, 2014 at 7:48 pm
RE: Evidentialism - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 14, 2014 at 8:16 pm
RE: Evidentialism - by Jackalope - May 14, 2014 at 8:16 pm

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