'I could be wrong about everything'
You believe that you could be wrong about everything you claim to know. This is absurd. If you could be wrong about EVERYTHING then it logically follows that you don't know ANYTHING. Would you accept that you don't know anything? No? But you could be wrong about that, right?! When you say that you could be wrong about everything, you have abandoned knowledge. Let me explain...
Knowledge must be Justified
If I said, "I know that the height of this building is 10m (33 ft), but I could be wrong," do I know that? Obviously I don't know that if I say that "I could be wrong." I'd just be guessing. Even though it may be true, it still would not be knowledge because it wouldn't be justified.
Knowledge must be Justified
If I said, "I know that the height of this building is 10m (33 ft), but I could be wrong," do I know that? Obviously I don't know that if I say that "I could be wrong." I'd just be guessing. Even though it may be true, it still would not be knowledge because it wouldn't be justified.
Knowledge Must Be True
If I said, "I know that New Zealand is the largest country in the world," could I really know that?
Of course not, because New Zealand is a small country, and the largest country in the world (by area) is Russia.
You Don't Know Anything
Can you now see that by saying that you could be wrong about EVERYTHING, it follows that you don't know ANYTHING? This confirms what I said at the beginning - without God you can't know anything. But your position is absurd, because you do know things. And the reason you do know things is because you DO know God, but if you deny God you are "suppressing the truth in unrighteousness." (Romans 1:18). If you are unwilling to acknowledge that God exists and if you do not start with God in your thinking you are left in the absurd situation of not being able to know anything.
Christians and Doubting God's Existence
If you consider yourself to be a Christian and think you could be wrong about everything you think you know - could you be wrong about the existence of God? If a person said that they love their spouse, but then added that they aren't sure whether or not their spouse exists, what would you think? It would indicate a serious relationship problem! However, it would not be possible to even doubt God's existence without God, because doubt presupposes knowledge and truth, and you can't get either of those without God.
Different Answer
If you would like to change your stance, and agree that it's absurd to say that you could be wrong about everything, then please go back to the start or click below...
If I said, "I know that New Zealand is the largest country in the world," could I really know that?
Of course not, because New Zealand is a small country, and the largest country in the world (by area) is Russia.
You Don't Know Anything
Can you now see that by saying that you could be wrong about EVERYTHING, it follows that you don't know ANYTHING? This confirms what I said at the beginning - without God you can't know anything. But your position is absurd, because you do know things. And the reason you do know things is because you DO know God, but if you deny God you are "suppressing the truth in unrighteousness." (Romans 1:18). If you are unwilling to acknowledge that God exists and if you do not start with God in your thinking you are left in the absurd situation of not being able to know anything.
Christians and Doubting God's Existence
If you consider yourself to be a Christian and think you could be wrong about everything you think you know - could you be wrong about the existence of God? If a person said that they love their spouse, but then added that they aren't sure whether or not their spouse exists, what would you think? It would indicate a serious relationship problem! However, it would not be possible to even doubt God's existence without God, because doubt presupposes knowledge and truth, and you can't get either of those without God.
Different Answer
If you would like to change your stance, and agree that it's absurd to say that you could be wrong about everything, then please go back to the start or click below...
(I could not be wrong about everything)
Same Answer
If you are not wanting to change your position and are sure that you could be wrong about everything then this shows the absurdity of denying God. If you could be wrong about everything then you don't actually know anything.
If you are not wanting to change your position and are sure that you could be wrong about everything then this shows the absurdity of denying God. If you could be wrong about everything then you don't actually know anything.
(We can't know anything for certain)
