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Re: Damn scepticism...
Looks like you are talking about Hume's extreme skepticism, which is not a defensible position, because you can always apply it on itself:
A moderate form of skepticism is good, though, because it allows you to shrug off all forms of wackos.
Originally posted by BeBro
Philosophers, for what is scepticism good? Some people seem to think it is the best excuse to avoid knowledge. I sometimes experience this kind of people when I give arguments in a debate, and they can´t counter them. So their last refuge is to say something like "But we can´t know anything for sure!". Great!
Philosophers, for what is scepticism good? Some people seem to think it is the best excuse to avoid knowledge. I sometimes experience this kind of people when I give arguments in a debate, and they can´t counter them. So their last refuge is to say something like "But we can´t know anything for sure!". Great!
"So how can we be sure that we can't know anything for sure?"
A moderate form of skepticism is good, though, because it allows you to shrug off all forms of wackos.
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