I think that I have a fairly well-developed epistemology,
but a recent conversation made me realize that it might be prudent to explore
and formalize how I (ideally) determine what is true and what the implications
of those methods might be.
First I need to define my terms.
Something is "true" if it conforms to the facts.
Truths are usually objective and could be determined by anyone with enough
information. People don't get to have their own truths about anything except
highly subjective things, like, say, what the best flavor of ice cream is.
A "belief" is something that is held to be true, to
a greater or lesser degree. It is not necessarily something that one is absolutely
sure about, as there is virtually nothing that we can be sure of with complete
certainty. It is also not to be confused with faith, which is act or state of holding
a belief without proof.
Next up: a method for determining what is true.
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