492. “Do I know or do I only believe…?”
might also be expressed like this: What if it seemed to turn out that what until now has seemed immune to doubt
was a false assumption? Would I react as I do when a belief has proved to be
false? or would it seem to knock from under my feet the ground on which I stand
in making any judgments at all? – But of course I do not intend this as a prophesy.
Would I simply say “I should never have
thought it!” – or I (have to) refuse to revise my judgment – because such a
‘revision” would amount to annihilation of all yardsticks?
what
seems to be the case – is what is the case
what seems to be the case –
it is all we have to go on at any time
the ground of our perception is uncertainty
–
therefore nothing is immune from doubt
no belief is ever proved to be false –
a belief is false if you dissent from it –
for whatever reason
which is to say – if you decide against it
–
and all decision – all judgment –
is uncertain
uncertainty is the very reason for judgment –
and all one’s yardsticks –
are uncertain
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
