Consider two questions: (1) Is it the case that X? (2) Can we know that X? These are two very different questions whose answers need not be logically joined at the hip. One can believe X (or not-X) while believing that it's impossible to decide the fact of the matter, and obviously one can believe X (or not-X) while beliving the matter is in fact decidable (and usually already has been, decisively in favor of one's own side, protestations of the unconvinced notwithstanding). So, can people stop... read more
