on certainty 191

191. Well if everything speaks for an hypothesis and nothing against it – is it then certainly true? One may designate it as such. – But does it certainly agree with reality, with the facts? – With this question you are already going round in a circle.

if everything speaks for it and nothing against it –

it’s not an hypothesis –

it’s a prejudice

and this it seems is what certainty comes down to for Wittgenstein –

prejudice

can an hypothesis certainly agree with reality – with the facts?

reality – is what?

a response to the unknown –

a proposal or set of proposals

the facts – are what?

proposals

so does one set of proposals agree with another?

that’s the basic question

and any answer here –

will be open to question –

open to doubt –

uncertain

© greg t. charlton. 2010.