Sunday, February 3, 2008

Last class, we discussed metaphysical realism. One of the things that I liked that was said was that skepticism is essentially the opposite of metaphysical realism. From there, we decided that there does have to be a reasonable limit to skepticism. I fully agree with this. A true skeptic would be skeptical of literally everything. This though, is not realistic. If someone were skeptical of literally everything, they might never leave their bedroom. But, this is an extreme. In most cases, I feel that at least some degree of skepticism is a good thing. One needs to be skeptical of what one percieves, because perceptions can be percieving.

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