Question

Judah.
Hello, and thank you for the quick reply.
I am responding to your answer to my question, “Certainty in an Attack.”
I understand that it is more accurate to say that there is no certainty, but rather a reasonable likelihood that something is true. And the same applies to this statement itself. It is not certain that it is certain; rather, it is close to being so.
But what about sensory perception?
For example, right in front of me on the table in my room stands a large flowerpot with blooming flowers giving off a pleasant scent in various colors.
It is true that from the standpoint of rational reflection this is not a certain reality. Maybe I am dreaming? Or imagining? And so on.
And yet there is another axis within my mental faculties that determines that I am entitled to be sure that this is certain.
Isn’t it foolish to say, “Yes, I see that there is a flowerpot here. But you haven’t proved it to me”?
How do we know that only reason should be relied upon to determine what is true and what is not?
I agree that the senses can mislead and deceive us.
But it seems clear to me that there are cases in which the demand to establish something through conclusive rational proof is foolish and disconnected from how we human beings live.