Comments on: Justified true belief http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified scratched tallies on the prison wall Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: a Joke? Yes. « RGS Philosophy http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-100225 a Joke? Yes. « RGS Philosophy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:34:12 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-100225 [...] http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified [...] [...] http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified [...]

]]> By: macsnafu http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-54230 macsnafu Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:58:15 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-54230 Sorry, I meant "analytic" not synthetic propositions. I always mix the two up... ;-) Sorry, I meant “analytic” not synthetic propositions. I always mix the two up…

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]]> By: macsnafu http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-54228 macsnafu Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:39:19 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-54228 <i>When you are working with probabilities of a believe being true, and true knownledge being a probability of 1, that true knowledge doesn’t exist since that wouldn’t be a probability then. It will always be an approximation of true truth. There is always an alternative truth conceivable for anything, however far-fetched it may be.</i> Two points. One, sure there may be a far-fetched alternative, but its likelihood of being true may be so small as to be insignificant (at least to normal humans living a normal life). Will the sun rise tomorrow? Well, there's this ever-so-slight chance that it'll go nova, or that super-powerful aliens will come along and snuff out its energies, or somesuch. But really! Are such absurd possibilities significant enough that you and I should worry about them? Second, some things are true by definition. 2 + 2 = 4. Call them tautologies, or synthetic propositions or whatever. Since they are true by definition, then knowledge of them is, in fact, a probability of 1. When you are working with probabilities of a believe being true, and true knownledge being a probability of 1, that true knowledge doesn’t exist since that wouldn’t be a probability then. It will always be an approximation of true truth. There is always an alternative truth conceivable for anything, however far-fetched it may be.

Two points. One, sure there may be a far-fetched alternative, but its likelihood of being true may be so small as to be insignificant (at least to normal humans living a normal life). Will the sun rise tomorrow? Well, there’s this ever-so-slight chance that it’ll go nova, or that super-powerful aliens will come along and snuff out its energies, or somesuch. But really! Are such absurd possibilities significant enough that you and I should worry about them? Second, some things are true by definition. 2 + 2 = 4. Call them tautologies, or synthetic propositions or whatever. Since they are true by definition, then knowledge of them is, in fact, a probability of 1.

]]> By: liz http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-38449 liz Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:23:37 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-38449 u htink this is crap i have to write 100 word on this for a final u htink this is crap i have to write 100 word on this for a final

]]> By: stephanie http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-6945 stephanie Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:24:32 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-6945 cute example!! (((: but im still stuck on my JTB essay.. hehx.. cute example!! (((: but im still stuck on my JTB essay.. hehx..

]]> By: JTB http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-5111 JTB Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:58:58 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-5111 So, JTB is not knowledge? then justify JTB? So, JTB is not knowledge? then justify JTB?

]]> By: Weezy http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-4989 Weezy Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:24:13 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-4989 Your idea of true truth imples that there is such a thing as false truth. To me that doesnt make sense, is the description of true truth not just a tortollogy? (sorry about the spelling!) Your idea of true truth imples that there is such a thing as false truth. To me that doesnt make sense, is the description of true truth not just a tortollogy? (sorry about the spelling!)

]]> By: Bart http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-4583 Bart Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:18:02 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-4583 When you are working with probabilities of a believe being true, and true knownledge being a probability of 1, that true knowledge doesn't exist since that wouldn't be a probability then. It will always be an approximation of true truth. There is always an alternative truth conceivable for anything, however far-fetched it may be. When you are working with probabilities of a believe being true, and true knownledge being a probability of 1, that true knowledge doesn’t exist since that wouldn’t be a probability then. It will always be an approximation of true truth. There is always an alternative truth conceivable for anything, however far-fetched it may be.

]]> By: oTTo http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-4504 oTTo Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:41:43 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-4504 hey, i were actually stuck on more material for my JTB essay, found this and it made me smile, aswell as providing me with abit of humour for my tutor whilst she marks the essay lol nice one hey, i were actually stuck on more material for my JTB essay, found this and it made me smile, aswell as providing me with abit of humour for my tutor whilst she marks the essay lol nice one

]]> By: smellilie http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2003/04/21/justified#comment-4077 smellilie Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:42:55 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2003/04/21/justified/#comment-4077 Great pearls of wisdom for my essay! Was also wondering_even if all knowledge has to be JTB it doesn't imply all JTB has to be knowledge,? x Great pearls of wisdom for my essay!
Was also wondering_even if all knowledge has to be JTB it doesn’t imply all JTB has to be knowledge,? x

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