428. For suppose a person of normal
behaviour assured us that he only believed
his name was such-and-such, he believed he recognized the people he
regularly lived with, he believed
that he had hands and feet when he didn’t actually see them, and so on. Can we
shew him it is not so far from the things he does (and says)?
by saying he believes –
rather than –
he knows with certainty –
he recognizes –
the uncertainty
–
of what he does –
and the uncertainty
–
of what he says
© greg t.charlton. 2010.