Carpe diem

By EveryDayMatters

Everyday Ideas - 49 Cornflower Love to Know

Well - we would all love to know would'nt we !

Epistemology is all about knowing what we know, or how we know it, or how we might know it. It is about the quest for knowlege and information - whether you view the world subjectively or believe in an objective reality. Does the world exist without you?  Well - how would you ever know - except if you believed in an afterlife. What do you consider to be an evidence-base for what you know, or believe, or others dictate?

This Covid-19 situation certainly makes us think more deeply - I hope. So, always question everything. Doubt and uncertainty are strengths - they show we are human and not deterministic automatons. Science is not a certainty. Just a position on what we believe at any one time. Until ....the next moment in time that is....

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