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Radical Skepticism and Scientism

Many wonder and I know I have about the extremely vast and fascinating gift that the human existence truly is and what its like floating on a rock in the middle of space. This does in fact does beg the question as to whether we are the only floating rock with life on it or not.

However, the question of whether there is life outside of the lives that individuals are living has not yet been resolved in philosophical circles and elsewhere. There are theories supporting both the idea that there is no afterlife at all and that there is a heaven. These two major philosophical issues are scientism and radical skepticism, sometimes known as external world skepticism.

Radical skepticism is the fundamental belief that knowledge is likely unattainable since no amount of reliable knowledge can ever be absolutely guaranteed because of other people's perspectives. As a result, even science cannot provide true knowledge. Scientism, on the other hand, is the belief that science and the scientific method are the most effective or the only impartial means of defining epistemic standards and are the closest representation of genuine and correct knowledge. These issues are connected because they both rest on the premise that in order to understand and describe the world as a whole, one must first understand the physical reality of the universe. Using the two definitions and descriptions of Radical skepticism and scientism, this essay will analyze the themes, ramifications, and issues while offering views from a Christian viewpoint. (Blocker 2013)

Radical skepticism

Radical skepticism is a well-known and widely accepted philosophical idea in today's culture. Radical skepticism holds that knowledge necessitates absolute certainty; without total assurance, knowledge cannot be truly understood. Radical skepticism may be classified into three categories:……..Continue