on certainty 360

360. I KNOW that this is my foot. I could not accept any experience as proof to the contrary. – That may be an exclamation; but what follows from it? At least that I shall act with a certainty that knows no doubt, in accordance with my belief.

the ‘I KNOW’ here – is an exclamation of refusal –

a refusal to budge from a position

he has no idea what experience may come his way –

he doesn’t know –

but he says he will not regard any experience –

as proof against his statement

the fact of it is –

there is no proof in experience –

and the experience that has led him to utter this exclamation –

is no proof of anything either –

like any experience –

it is open to question – open to doubt

in making his statement –

he is simply refusing to face uncertainty –

to deal with uncertainty –

to face experience

yes –  he will ‘act with a certainty’ –

the certainty that is –

stupidity

   

© greg t. charlton. 2010.