282.
I cannot say that I have good grounds for the opinion that cats do not
grow in trees or that I had a father and a mother.
If someone has doubts about it – how is
that supposed to have come about? By his never, from the beginning, having
believed that he had parents? But then, is that conceivable, unless he has been
taught it?
Wittgenstein admits that he has no good
grounds for the opinion that he had a father and a mother –
so why does he believe it?
because he was taught it
and he is likely to continue to believe it
–
until doubts are raised
the same would be true if had been taught
that he didn’t have parents –
and everyone he came in contact with agreed
with this –
and he would continue to believe it –
until doubts were raised –
either by himself or others
so it is really just a question of what is
put to you –
and whether it is challenged
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
