A few days ago
The_One

I need help understanding this statement?

Hi! This is a statement from an essay question. Could you please explain to me what this statement means. I need to understand this statement before writing the essay

1. “If we insist that conclusive proof is required before we

accept anything as true, we will never be able to accept any substantive statements about the world as true.”

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A few days ago
mokhkw

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Basically its saying that no one information source is the “be all and end all” as an answer to any question. An old saying comes to mind; there are 3 sides to every story:your side, my side and the truth.

Most conspiracy theories are based on the stated question above ie. prove that something doesn’t exsist- it’s impossible to do so conclusively because there is always that one-in-a million chance the absurd or the impossible actually exsists.

Scientists use a studying guideline, for lack of a better word, called Occam’s Razor. Occam’s Razor states that,all things being equal, the most logical and practical answer is the correct one. Saves everyone chasing their asses for the rest of their life trying to think of every possible variation imaginable!

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A few days ago
Jerome54
The statement is saying that if everyone keeps thinking like they can’t believe something unless they see it with their own eyes or someone famous or with a degree says it’s true.
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A few days ago
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Meaning we can’t take everything for face value. Asking for ‘proof’ about everything is too rational because sometimes things cannot be explained. .Life is a general mystery so why be so rational about everything else if one cannot explain the simple mysteries of the world? For example, where do we go after we die? how did we get here?
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A few days ago
Jennifer B
Basically if you insist on everything being proven COMPLETELY, then you will never be satisfied that anything is true.

For example if someone tell you his shirt is blue and you insist that he prove that it is. Then prove infact that that color is the color blue. It would go on forever. You would question everything and accept nothing.

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A few days ago
center of the universe
look up the word substantive and you should understand it, that is your key

or were you expecting us to do your full essay answer for you??

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A few days ago
Niknok
in other words.

if you always need proof before believing a statement, you’ll never know the truth about anything.

🙂

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