• IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While we are just observers, we do not know actually has been said at that right moment

    Empiricism: the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.

    The argument seems to be that we cannot make any determination on this unless we have first hand knowledge and have experienced the event directly ourselves.

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      1 year ago

      The argument seems to be that we cannot make any determination on this unless we have first hand knowledge and have experienced the event directly ourselves.

      Using this methodology makes all concept of justice moot. If we can’t make a determination without firsthand knowledge, then we can’t ever prosecute or judge anyone but our own selves. No reasonable argument can ever be made if this is the foundation one relies on. Thus, it is an absurd retreat into solipsism.