Wednesday, November 11, 2009

on certainty 154


154. There are cases such that, if someone gives signs of doubt where we do not doubt, we cannot confidently understand his signs as signs of doubt.

I.e.: if we are to understand his signs of doubt as such, he may give them only in particular cases and may not given them in others.



we cannot be sure –

of signs of doubt –

we cannot be sure –

of what any signs –

signify

the point being –

we operate in –

uncertainty


© greg t. charlton. 2009.