>The ignorant are cocksure, while the wise are full of doubt. If we assume our abilities are limited and finite, we can never be 100% sure of anything. Howeve

>The ignorant are cocksure, while the wise are full of doubt. If we assume our abilities are limited and finite, we can never be 100% sure of anything. However, we can be 90% confident of things based on: (a) Shared wisdom and learning (b) Scientific research and experiments. Philosophy of knowledge is a tool to get knowledge; it is not knowledge itself. Going back full circle, we believe our abilities are finite and limited. We believe we cannot know everything. We can only be confident based on our limited shared knowledge and scientific discoveries. We expect future knowledge to contradict old knowledge. Philosophy underpins or guides this quest for knowledge. Philosophy are fundamental assumptions or beliefs. e.g. Truth cannot contradict itself. If truth contradicts itself, it is our limited abilities that deceives us.