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Originally Posted by armourbearer  No, I didn't read the article; at present I don't have time or energy to work through logical symbols. I was responding to what was presented on this thread: will the same criticism apply where perfect knowledge exists; if it won't, then the criticism is nothing more than scepticism. |
Nothing is wrong with some kinds of skepticism since neither me, nor Bergman, nor any externalist, are saying that we can't know anything. We are saying that internalism is a false constraint to place on knowledge. So your charge of skepticism is unfounded. If you mean that we're skeptical of internalism, then you are correct! But this isn't a problem unless internalism is assumed the be the truth of the matter. And this, of course, begs the question.
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Jesus didn't speak on epistemic matters, but an epistemic model must be able to account for the structures of Jesus' human knowledge where Jesus is believed to possess perfect knowledge.
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I think (some form of) externalism (with other additions, viz. Plantinga, and even some Sosaist inclusion of virture) is the correct analysis. I think externalism fits in quite nicely with the structure of man's cognitive apparatus as considered from the perspective of the Bible.