on certainty 183

183. “It is certain that after the battle of Austerlitz Napoleon… Well, in that case it’s surely certain that the earth existed then.”

‘that after the battle of Austerlitz Napoleon …’ –

it is a conjecture –

the existence of the earth then –

is conjecture

and yes – implication too –

is conjecture

a conjecture is not a certainty –

a conjecture is open to question –

open to doubt –

uncertain

© greg t.charlton. 2009.