Are we always wrong?

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Dennis Hackethal’s avatar
Dennis Hackethal, about 2 months ago·#1601·· Collapse

We do in every single way in which we use the term "know".

Don’t people disagree about what ‘know’ means? As in, some think it means they’re justified in their belief, others think they have corrected a sufficient amount of errors, etc…

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Dirk Meulenbelt’s avatar
Dirk Meulenbelt, revised by Dennis Hackethal 6 days ago·#1745·· Collapse

Sure, philosophers and pedants do. But typically people use the word "know" in situations well short of being absolutely sure.

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