Wednesday, August 12, 2009

on certainty 104


104. I am for example also convinced that the sun is not a hole in the vault of heaven.



the issue is not what you are convinced of –

it is that you are convinced – of anything –

what it means is that you have deluded yourself into thinking –

that you have an authority for your propositions –

when you have none at all –

and perhaps even –

that you have attempted to hoist this deception onto others

our propositions are open to question –

open to doubt –

uncertain –

if you are ‘convinced’ –

you are fool


© greg t.charlton. 2009