Epistemology is all about certainty, not “Truth”. — Kaiser Basileus
Firstly, why prefix the word "real" to "truth"? Are there unreal truths? Not a big point, but it leaves one somewhat suspicious...Real Truth is inaccessible to us because of physical and mental filters between us and the real world, namely biological, cultural, and psychological. — Kaiser Basileus
We can know things only
A trite observation, perhaps: Is the sentence "There are only two ways of knowing, empirical probability and logical necessity" itself known empirically, or is it a logical necessity?There are only two ways of knowing, empirical probability and logical necessity. — Kaiser Basileus
Some claim a third, revelation, but this cannot be tested or adequately expressed externally and cannot therefore be verified as reliable. — Kaiser Basileus
(My italics).Empirical probability is the realm of science. It is that things keep happening the same way. As we increase the resolution of our instruments, either outward/upward or downward/inward, we effectively increase the size of our reality as well as the level of certainty we can have about it. We increase truth, for all intents and purposes. — Kaiser Basileus
The logical premise that makes this necessarily true is based on the identical foundation as science - it keeps working. — Kaiser Basileus
Math rests on the same foundation as logic - it keeps working. — Kaiser Basileus
(My italics)Statistics is a way of quantifying our level of certainty, whether in science replicability or emotional anecdote. — Kaiser Basileus
When you have an average level of certainty sufficient to outweigh other options, this is called epistemological warrant. It means that you are justified in making the decision or in accepting the fact as true. — Kaiser Basileus
To the extent we use patterns internally, internal versions of words suffice and they need only be internally consistent sufficient for internal purposes. To be used externally, they must be externally consistent (that is, accurately represent the material/sensable/testable world sufficient for whatever purpose they’re being used toward), and the extent to which we agree on them is the extent to which we can communicate effectively. — Kaiser Basileus
Secondly, this seems to be an example of Stove's Gem:
We can know things only
as they are related to us
under our forms of perception and understanding
insofar as they fall under our conceptual schemes,
etc.
So,
we cannot know things as they are in themselves. — Banno
Epistemology is all about certainty, not “Truth”. — Kaiser Basileus
That's easy enough. (tiny.cc/epistemology) The external/physical/material world is that which we access through our senses. — Kaiser Basileus
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