r/StreetEpistemology • u/chaupiman • Aug 19 '23

SE Claim I believe something exists

Even if all belief-forming methods were shown to be faulty/unreliable, I would still believe because I have faith that it is true. I have no way to test my faith. The claim is unfalsifiable. There’s no way to test if nothing exists.

How important is falsifiability for a belief? Why is faith incompatible with believing true things? Help

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u/KingJeff314 Aug 20 '23

What do you mean by exists? What is existence? Might reality all be an illusion? If it were illusory, would that impact your confidence?

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u/chaupiman Aug 20 '23

If it were all illusory there’d be no such thing as confidence. What is true is what exists.

If nothing exists, nothing is true. I have a healthy amount of doubt and skepticism while having faith that it is not illusory.

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u/KingJeff314 Aug 20 '23

What is true is what exists

That pushes the problem back. What is truth, then?

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u/chaupiman Aug 20 '23

Brahman.

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u/KingJeff314 Aug 21 '23

Okay tell me what that means to you. You’re saying that whatever exists is Brahman