on certainty 322

322. What if the pupil refused to believe that the mountain has been there beyond human memory?

We should say that he had no grounds for this suspicion.

first up we might suggest  that he should keep an open mind –

we could perhaps ask him what grounds he has for his suspicion?

but we should also be clear –

that in a final sense the argument for any view –

i.e. his – or the accepted view –

is finally groundless

the ‘accepted view’ on any matter –

is that view that the majority give their assent to

for whatever reason

© greg t. charlton. 2010.