Scepticism is not irrefutable, but obviously nonsensical, when it tries to raise doubts where no questions… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Scepticism is not irrefutable, but obviously nonsensical, when it tries to raise doubts where no questions can be asked.
For doubt can exist only where a question exists, a question only where an answer exists, and an answer only where something can be said.
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