From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Apr 28 2005 - 16:57:24 BST
Hi MSH,
> I've seen no definition of the word "empirical" which allows for your claim
> that beliefs are experiential. I experience the smell of coffee or the
> taste of chocolate; I feel pain and fear and love. But in what sense do
> I experience a belief?
Don't you experience and believe in mathematics. And logic? And your
thoughts?
> People can and do have the experience of believing
> something, but is this the same as empirical verifcation of the object of
> their belief?
Do you believe that only propositions that can be empirically verified are
true? If so, how do you empirically verify that belief?
Best,
Platt
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