As in some fact or statement that cannot be false that we can be absolutely sure of. I'm not so sold on why we would need such a thing — khaled
I'm more interested in why someone would want (need?) A to be True in the first place. We can all agree that 2=2 and that this site is mostly in English, what further need is there for us to elevate these statements to "undoubtalbe" status? Is it for peace of mind? Is it a reflex to not have to deal with unreasonable people suggesting that 1=2? What is it? — khaled
Why bother with “people that try to go for it”? — Mww
but to justify something we can be absolutely sure of, and that is the unconditioned, a deductive inference that can’t be reduced further without self-contradiction, from within the same system. — Mww
In my own life, and from discussion in this thread, I would say that we cannot find an absolute truth but the need to find frameworks and personal, authentic truths is an important aspect of life and essential to philosophy. — Jack Cummins
Absolutely sure of? What does that mean? How does that which is absolutely true become something the sureness of which comes into such question that we must affirm it absolutely?As in some fact or statement that cannot be false that we can be absolutely sure of. — khaled
But it seems we need some absolute standard so that we can conclude that the (small t) true statement is at least closer to it as the false one. — Echarmion
How does that which is absolutely true become something the sureness of which comes into such question that we must affirm it absolutely? — tim wood
Assume there is the Absolutely True Statement A, — khaled
In the case of flat earth, that standard is common sense, trust in our sources, and trusting our eyes. No need to elevate our visual reports or the photos to the status of "undoubtalbe" see? For the purposes of any discussion ever we only deal with agreements. Big T doesn't enter the conversation, so I don't care if it exists or not. — khaled
For the purposes of any discussion ever we only deal with agreements. Big T doesn't enter the conversation, so I don't care if it exists or not. — khaled
For the purposes of any discussion ever we only deal with agreements. — khaled
How, then, are mistakes possible? — khaled
More generally, the meaning and function of truth is a long-standing question in philosophy, one of the less tractable ones, but I am not sure whether your query has anything to do with that. — SophistiCat
My question though is why? Most people here seem attatched to the idea of Truth with a capital T. — khaled
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