... well, I suppose there are two things I'm saying. First of all, I agree that if there is an absolute Truth, we cannot completely comprehend it; but it doesn't necessarily follow that we cannot determine it exists. It's possible, in principle, to know that something exists without knowing all (or any) of its characteristics. Second, I'm a Platonist at heart; I would draw a distinction between "existing" and "existing for us" (which I take as meaning something like "making a difference in what we believe, or how we act"). I can believe that something exists even though it makes no difference to my beliefs or actions.
I brought up Occam's Razor with the idea that one might argue that if we can't know what an absolute truth is, then it's simpler to believe that there is no absolute truth. Of course, if that's the case, then we can't necessarily know that Occam's Razor is absolutely true, and we can't be so certain about being able to use it.
I agree, in general, with your statement on government, although I would probably change "is" to "can be". |
