Hi Paul,

" Do you think it is possible to know something without being able to prove it? "

What a shame people don't realize the depth of your deceivingly simple question. Here's my deceivingly simple answer:

There are two things I know which cannot possibly be false and cannot possibly be proven:

- Knowledge exists
- So does ignorance

I suppose everything else comes from there. But here, as with everything else, I'm just guessing.

As a side note, if I were you I wouldn't be swayed by Harv's argument. "Thought happens" is just as fuzzy as "I exist". Your first, 100% sure statement cannot possibly be clear as words always beg definition. Perhaps you could write your fundamental statement as "___ ______". That would be tough to disprove!

Kind regards,

Aurino

• Good answer - pmartin - July 12, 2002 - 19:04 UTC
  • Where is that fish... - aurino - July 15, 2002 - 13:42 UTC
    • I ate it - pmartin - July 15, 2002 - 15:56 UTC
      • Miscommunication strikes again - aurino - July 15, 2002 - 17:45 UTC
• Proofs require definitions of terms... - carefuluniverse - July 16, 2002 - 05:23 UTC