Posted by John Lambert on December 01, 2006 at 20:51:55 from 24.80.117.76 user John.
In Reply to: Re: Captain Flint's travels - overcooked? posted by PeterH on December 01, 2006 at 20:04:41:
"But you cannot judge whether or not something is true until you learn about it. I would want to learn about things, to find out whether they are true."
I agree. I understood your last message to imply that you were seeking knowledge just for the sake of knowledge. Anyway, would you JUDGE something to be true, or would you OBSERVE it to be true? But then you would need something to compare it with in order to see whether it is true or not. Now I'm splitting hairs. I agree with Borowski if he claims that the nature of man's intelligence makes it impossible for him to detect an absolute certitude.
P.S. How do you make italics on this thing?