Philosophy Now Forum

Roughly, as the 'evidence' piles up, you get suspicion, then belief, then knowledge.

I thought it was data, knowledge, evidence + knowledge=belief.

Speaking of thought, can one think In the absence of any knowledge?

In reading the various questions and their responses, I find myself asking: What is the source or origin of belief, any belief?

In turn, that questions causes me to ask: Is it possible to believe anything in the absence of knowledge?

Like a few others that posted suggestions, I am deeply sadden by the direction philosophy has taken and the public's perception of it. It's a shame so many "philosophers" have gone into advertising and public relations. I put the word in quotes because of how they use what they leaned in college. I ...

Congratulations Rick Lewis on having a successful magazine. That's very difficult today for very few survive the first year. Not only that, but fewer and fewer retail outlets devote space to magazines like they used too. And if that isn't bad enough the market is constantly changing. Anyway, what I ...

It would have been nice if the author of this post would have included the word GOD in the title. My question for the author of this post is this: Why believe in anything? Excuse me, but here is another one: Is it better to remain in the unknown than to believe? Why? Finally, is there the possibilit...

Greetings everyone. The location of this post confirms that I am new to this forum. I have a tendency to keep things simple as opposed to complex. I don’t like it when someone transforms a simple idea or concept into something technical or more complex than it needs to be. Sometimes I am not as prec...