(quote from RealReality.org/Real_Faith_and_Reason_Vol_2_-_Scientia.pdf)

“It was already clear to Aristotle that all our reasoning must be based on assumptions, and that therefore we have to start with some assumption(s) that cannot themselves (at that point) be explained or entailed by yet other assumptions.

To call these assumptions that are necessary to base any conclusion upon ‘intuitive knowledge’ seems to involve a rather self-congratulatory account of human capacities. That is: Why style it ‘knowledge’ if it is clear that often it is at best some guess based on some particular evidence?

And in any case, a philosopher should be aware that most assumptions men have framed to account for their commonsense experiences have been refuted in the course of time, for which reasons it seems better to avoid the term ‘knowledge’ in the present context, and to stick to ‘belief’ or ‘guess’.” ~ Maarten Maartensz

It seems Maartensz is questioning the validity of thought based on assumptions, yet he offers no alternative. Perhaps he didn’t know Jesus Christ. Many people don’t follow Jesus. They don’t even know He’s willing and able to lead them and teach them. They walk in a dense fog. They follow a mirage. Atheists don’t know, but many Christians also don’t know.

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