on certainty 89

89. One would like to say: “Everything speaks for, and nothing against the earth’s having existed long before….”

Yet might not I believe the contrary after all? But the question is: What would the practical effect of this belief be? – Perhaps someone says: “That’s not the point. A belief is what it is whether it has any practical effects or not.” One thinks: It is the same adjustment of the human mind anyway.

a belief –

whether it has practical effects –

or not –

is uncertain

if it is held to be certain –

if it is not open to question –

not open to doubt –

to revision –

it is a prejudice

© greg t. charlton. 2009.