185. It might strike me as ridiculous to want to doubt the
existence of Napoleon; but if someone doubted the existence of the earth 150
years ago, perhaps I should be more willing to listen, for now he is doubting
our whole system of evidence. It does not strike me as if this system were more
certain than a certainty within it.
whether you are talking about –
a simple proposition –
or a ‘system’ – of propositions
the proposition is a proposal
–
and the proposal –
is open to question –
open to doubt –
is uncertain
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
