Q&A: Questioning the Proof from Epistemology
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Questioning the Proof from Epistemology
Question
You wrote in your booklet that the chance that our sensory system really reflects reality, if it was created through a random process, is negligible. I wanted to ask whether one could say that there were infinitely many attempts to create that match, and then the probability would not be so low.
Answer
There were infinitely many attempts, none of which is known to us. That is a very weak ad hoc excuse.
Beyond that, the argument from the senses is “theological” and not “philosophical” (see The First Being, fourth discussion). Therefore, even if the senses do reflect reality, you have no way to know that. So why do you assume it anyway? For a fuller explanation of the distinction between these two kinds of arguments, it is worth reading there.