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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
(3.2) First, what sort of things count toward justification for metaphysical beliefs, and are they essentially different than the things which count for justification in the case of physical beliefs?
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Veracity and authentication of historical documents which corroberate events purported to be of metaphyisical origin
Which also counts toward physical beliefs.
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(3.3) Is it ever possible to verify the truth of a statement, that is, to assign it with certainty to either the top or the bottom on our grid? This isn’t just a question for metaphysical statements, it holds for my statement about the chair as well. I’m going to take up the reason why it’s important to ask this question later on, but here’s a hint; I think you have to answer it the same way for both physical and metaphysical statements.
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No, and here's why: once you leave the room, the actual situation in the room may change and you're back to where you started. You can go into the room at any time to check on your assertion, but once you leave again, you cannot be certain events have not changed.
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(3.4) Should we considered it proper to “believe” things that are outside of category I, or do I have an obligation as rational, thinking person to limit my set of beliefs to those things which, to the best of my ability to investigate and verify, are both true and justified.
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I don't know about proper, but certainly an option. I don't think anything not fitting in the axis (axes?) means it's not true, but rather that we don't know if it's true or not, regardless of justification.
You make my brain hurt.