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Topic
#757

Skepticism is a fallacious position by itself.

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After 7 votes and with 35 points ahead, the winner is...

Sparrow
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Description

Round 1: Opening Statements, No Rebuttals.
Round 2: Rebuttals of Round 1 Statements
Round 3: Rebuttals of Round 2 Statements.
Round 4: Interrogation. Questions Only. You may quote or reference any part of the topic for your questions.
Round 5: Answering Round 4 Questions and then closing statements.
Con must accept this format in order to debate this topic.

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@Chitty-Chitty

once you omit one piece of knowledge, then you can't say every piece is impossible because you don't know that what's in the piece that you left out won't lead to knowing everything. The most you could say is that it's unlikely.

I agree with your second statement.

I'd argue that knowledge of everything is impossible, but you can know some things inside and out.

Ah. I read "certain knowledge is impossible" as "some knowledge specifically cannot be known," not "nothing can be known for sure."
The word certain is slightly ambiguous, but I really should have remembered the definition of skepticism to begin with.

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@K_Michael

Not necessarily. That could be the case, or it could not. but I believe that we can know some things 100%

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@Wrick-It-Ralph

So do you believe that nothing is impossible to know?

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@PsychometricBrain

Thanks, you're always welcome to accept though. I'm not picky about my opponents as long as they don't troll, which I have precedent to say that you don't.

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@Wrick-It-Ralph

I'll let other people have the chance to accept the debate but if you can't find an opponent we can debate the same topic again in a while. Good luck

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@PsychometricBrain

I'm glad you asked though, it reminds me that I need to start putting definitions in the full description.

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@PsychometricBrain

the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

I believe this claim by itself is fallacious.

so if I claim thing X and you say "Thing X is impossible to know 100%" then that claim by itself is meaningless.

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@Wrick-It-Ralph

What is your definition of skepticism?