on certainty 606

606. That to my mind someone else has been wrong is no ground for assuming that I am wrong now. – But isn’t it a ground for assuming that I might be wrong? It is no ground for any unsureness in my judgment, or my actions.

right and wrong are not in the picture –

our propositions are uncertain

our decisions regarding propositions –

are uncertain –

you can assent to a proposition –

or you can dissent from it

your judgments –

and your actions –

are open to question –

open to doubt –

are uncertain

© greg t.charlton. 2010.