* P. 10 What are the kinds of issues that raise epistemological concerns? HOW WE ACQUIRE OUR BELIEFS, WHAT WE BELIEVE IS TRUE, WHETHER WE BELIEVE RATIONALLY, WHETHER WE OUGHT TO RECONSIDER BELIEFS THAT HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED---HOW TO TREAT CLAIMS PURPOSED FOR OUR ACCEPTANCE, HOW TO HANDLE IDEAS OPPOSITE OF OUR OWN BELIEFS---…
David Hume's changed the idea of skepticism in a very different way. While Descartes used doubt and skepticism as a way to find out the foundations and roots of knowledge,Hume used sleo contrast with what we saw as the ordinary claims of knowledge. Hume explains two types of skepticism: antecedent and consequent. Both of these come in a very moderate and extreme form. He explains antecedent skepticism by using the Descartes theory of universal doubt. He explains that there is no principle that is more self evident than doubt and even if there was we would not be able to advance ahead of it because we our still able to doubt and reason deductively. This would mean Antecedent skepticism is incurable.…
Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher who was a noted athesist, once said “I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.” What he was referring to was his worldview, better defined as what we as individuals or members of larger groups believe to be true. When looking at worldviews in reference to religion, Joachim Wach refers to this as the Theoretical Expression, or what is said in religion. Worldviews are a set of beliefs that we hold and a way to understand those beliefs and how we view and understand the beliefs of others.…
The verification principle is a significant concept used by many philosophers in order to determine whether a religious statement is meaningful or not. This was highly influenced by logical positivism: group of 20th century philosophers called the Vienna circle and was then further developed by British philosopher A.J Ayer. Religious language refer to statements such as ‘God exists’ and ‘God loves me’. Whilst these metaphysical claims are often rendered as meaningless by verificationism, one must take into account the strengths and weaknesses.…
Dr. Gregory Boyd is a professor of theology at Bethel College. He attended such universities as the University of Minnesota, Yale Divinity School, and Princeton Theological Seminary. As well as being a professor he is a preaching pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has authored three books and several articles. This particular book is a dialogue between he and his father, Edward Boyd. Edward lives in Florida and worked for 35 years in sales management. He has six kids, 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.…
We are made to question. However, many times, we forget to question. In many circumstances, we simply conform to what people tell us. How often do people rally against historical books? How often do people rally against scientific theories? We simply accept it and move on.…
It is very easy to believe that our own way of doing thing is correct and anyone different is wrong or inferior. This is due to a lack of understanding of the unknown. When we start to understand more about the unknown it becomes the known and so is more acceptable to us. So by understanding and respecting the beliefs of others we can learn very much.…
Skepticism is the philosophical position that one should refrain from making truth claims, and avoid the statement of final truths. This is not necessarily quite the same as claiming that truth is impossible, but is often also used to cover the position that there is no such thing as certainty in human knowledge. In philosophy, it is an inquiry, a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt and continual…
Being doubtful allows for people to realize what is for the best and then, they will be able to form valid conclusions about information on their own without the help of…
As I was watching the Frontline Video, Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, I was immediately faced with the question about evil. It is hard to imagine how someone could do something so horrific in the name of religion. So many lives were forever changed during the events that transpired on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001. As a believer of God, I could certainly identify with the feelings of the people who lost loved ones during the 9/11 tragedy.…
Skepticism: In epistemology, the view that varies between doubting all assumptions until proved and claiming that no knowledge is possible.…
Those who follow the philosophy of skepticism simply doubt all truth. But is the skeptic skeptical of skepticism; does he doubt his own truth claim? If so, then why pay attention to skepticism? If not, then we can be sure of at least one thing (in other words, absolute truth exists)—skepticism, which, ironically, becomes absolute truth in that case. The agnostic says you can’t know the truth. Yet the mindset is self-defeating because it claims to know at least one truth: that you can’t know truth.…
No, the things we are taught are not likely to be accurate, even if they are based on widely held beliefs within the culture. As technology progresses in our time period, theories are developing into facts with evidence. We live in an era where there is higher skepticism, however, false notions are widely spread. While facts, evidence and research are readily available, many people today still readily believe the rumors.…
We are moving from an age of "belief" to an age of "knowing". Your beliefs are no longer valuable to you. Knowing is valuable. Knowing is a much deeper than believing. Knowing comes from within. Beliefs come from the outside.…
Ans: A Latin word nihil means nothing. People who believe on “nihilism” thinks that there are NO moral values, principles and truths. Although nihilist agree with the skeptic about humans is lack of moral realities that means there is nothing to know, while skeptic may not agree with nihilism. I think there are different views on “who created what”. Nihilist believe that that universe is created by being called “Big Bang” while skeptics might say no, there is no such being. Therefore, skepticism kindly represents nihilism even thought it is not necessary to do.…