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Epistemolgy is the study of what we can know to be factual. I've found very few things that I know are 100% fact. I am capable of love, I feel, through senses, and emotions. Being aware of my thoughts as they happen and not getting caught up in negative mental commentary, lowers my stress level, and helps me stay focused. Our civilization as it is now is mostly dysfunctional. The people who could fix it are not in power. Can anyone else state a fact?

PeaceContagion 5 Jan 27
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Honestly, on this topic we are wasting each others time. Im happy to drop it. I see that you have your position and you don't want to let it go and I certainly disagree with you on this position. So just like you I don't are any reason to alter my position.

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And according to Quantum physics, we actually do not exist. That is we're not made of matter. Everything we see, you, me, the planet are made of energy and information. The only reason things appear to be sold, is because of Consciousness. At least that's what Scientist are saying.

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You got it going for you brother. Thats more then most people. I can't hardly control anything at my level. I'm not sure of anything. The facts I'm aware of are simple. The rest are a guess it may stay the same. I've been married 3 times. So ( I do ) meant nothing the first 2 times... can we save the world...nope. me and my engineer were looking for genuine prints of certain equipment. I found other ones and told him. He told me leave them... that (we can't solve world hunger). He was 64 and I was 60. Hmmm. He made his mark and said (so what ) in another statement I didn't understsnd. I do now

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As long as the Earth continues to rotate on its axis the effects of the sun will be seen by all sighted inhabitants of the planet living between 66 degrees - 33 minutes north and south latitude with slight variation because of precession, if they are in a position allowing exposure, each revolution. This will hold true until all sighted inhabitants go extinct or something occurs to alter any of the conditions causing this phenomenon.

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What you " know" in your head can easily be influenced by your wants, your past, your hopes, and have very little relationship to facts, sorry.

And the physical and chemical state of his brain.

Sorry? We are saying the same thing.

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Not sure what you are getting at but, "Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. Epistemology studies the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief."

Dictionary definition is, "the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion."

Thank you for your input. I used Epistemology because I am not aware of a study on facts, or factual data. And seeing the definition I understand the critique. Maybe I'll just start my own study, Factualogy.

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