What Do You Know For Sure? (1 Viewer)

[Chris Tinglin]

started to get a bit into epistemology (how do we know what we know) in another thread about engravers' motives/mistakes.
got me thinkin. i remembered that oprah ( ) has started to ask her guests at the end of a show re the one thing they know for sure (about life, the universe and everything).
what say yee, homeys? can we get enuff collective wisdom of absolute certainties to weave a proper understanding of how the parallel universes mesh? i mean, is it true that there's always room for jello?

 

[Ike]

Death, at least in our understood form, will occur at some point to myself. Death is the only constant inevitable.

 

[RobertR]

I know with absolute certainty that the mass of the earth is greater than that of the piece of paper on my desk.

 

[DonRoeber]

That I am in control of my own destiny. My life is my own, and I fear for anyone who tries to take that away from me.

 

[Denward]

I believe it was Mark Twain who said, "The more I learn, the less I know." I like that.

Don, That's great irony between your post and your sig. So your destiny is randomness?

 

[Julie K]

I know what my senses tell me. I know that these senses are often inaccurate and misleading. I know the musings and thoughts of others on what they observe. From these one can construct a method for modelling what is observed, and that is what I do.

 

[SteveGon]

I know that I will never, ever, go on a date with Emmanuelle Beart. :frowning: :frowning: :frowning:

 

[Eve T]

I know for certain that my dog pee's on my curtains...I just caught him! Dang blasted Chihuahua!

 

[Dan Hine]

"The only constant is change."
That is about all I remember from calculus.
Dan Hine

 

[Clinton McClure]

To kick a chicken in the kneecap, you must kick from behind.

 

[Jack Briggs]

I know everything. I think.

 

[Dheiner]

One or the other, Jack.

I'm fairly certain both aren't possible.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Now I'm not so sure. I dunno.

 

[Josh_Hill]

I know that I have some of the longest farts on the planet.

 

[Alf S]

What do I know for sure?

It was Gene Siskel who asked all of his interviewee's this question at the end of each interview.

Oprah just "borrowed" the idea.

 

[McPaul]

I now know that I do not know.

 

[Greg_Y]

Death, at least in our understood form, will occur at some point to myself. Death is the only constant inevitable.

Maybe inevitable right now, but maybe not in the future. Are you willing to bet your life?

 

[Chris Tinglin]

and i know for sure that alf is right. sorry, i couldn't remember who she attributed that question to.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Chris Columbus is a poor filmmaker.

 

[Ike]

Maybe inevitable right now, but maybe not in the future. Are you willing to bet your life?

That people will live forever in my life time-sure. I'll have you know, I'm really overweight and suicidal, so this, sir, is a bet you're going to lose!