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Can we be 100% certain?

Can we be 100% certain?

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SleepingOnABoat 7 May 9
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I am 100% certain that I haven't seen, been aware of or experienced proof of the divine because I'd know if I had. And the fact that I haven't seen any evidence for god(s) means that if they've tried they have failed so still 1-0 to me.

Am I 100% certain that this will never happen? No of course not but if I am mortal, and I'm not 100% sure of that either, they or it is running out of time to show me 🙂

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I think therefore I am and I have a grasp on reality.

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I'm not 100% certain that I exsist.

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I am certain of two things.

  1. Donuts are one of the greatest creations of humanity.
  2. There ain't no God(s).

Mmmmm donuts

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Absolute Certainty, no. Philosophical paradox.

Proto Level 6 May 9, 2018

You mean being absolutely certain there is no absolute certainty, but if so then ever thing must be absolutely contingent except for contingency itself.

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Until I see scientific evidence of any diety, I am 100% certain there are none.

N7EIE Level 6 May 9, 2018
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I’m not certain about anything. The only thing I know for sure is that I exist. Everything else could just be hallucinations. Is there a god? It seems pretty unlikely and if there is he’s an asshole. Is there such a thing as horses. Well, I can touch them, ride them. Or i think I can and do. I’m skeptical about everything. I’m Bipolar One with mixed features so I don’t take anything for granted. Time will tell.

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I tend to default to Descartes here. The only thing I can ever truly prove beyond a shadow of a doubt is that I myself exist. Anything else could be a hallucination, delusion, perceptive bias, a dreamstate, the result of demonic possession, or some other influence. But by questioning my own existence I prove it, because I cannot question my own existence without existing. Anything beyond that is potentially false information and so the best I can ever say is that I am reasonably certain based upon the evidence provided. With the potential exceptions of fundamental mathematic principles, which are apparently considered to be universal philosophical truth.

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However, it depends on one's definition of a god. In this universe there are natural forces at work and some could say this can be likened to a god.

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I'm 100% certain there are no gods.

I bet you a dollar you are only 100% convinced.

@indirect76 Keep your dollar. I am certain. Unless and until credible, verifiable evidence is presented to prove otherwise, I will remain certain.

@KKGator Have you ever heard of the black swan fallacy?

@indirect76 Yes, I've heard of it. As far as gods go, I don't believe it applies. You know, since ALL gods are mythology and mythology is a man-made construct.

@KKGator I suppose if you define gods as mythology then I have no argument.

@indirect76 I absolutely do. They have never existed anywhere except in the minds of humans.

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