I'm not going to believe in ghosts because Hamlet saw one. Hamlet is a character ; There are way more things “dreamt of in our philosophy” than actually exist.
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- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio
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- Quote by William Shakespeare: “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Hora”
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio
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How should skeptics best address this question? Perhaps something new is around the corner that none of us have thought of. Well perhaps yes but you are missing the whole thrust of the point Shakespeare is making which is essentially: Of course, there are some things we haven't thought of but we should be skeptical that they will grant our wishes without exacting a price or be an exception to the heuristic that power brings danger. This page may be out of date.
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It's easy to take the quote out of context. People want to use the quote to justify whatever it is they're throwing out: That argument is begging the question, in its original and literal form.
The quote is a bit more meaningful in context: Once more remove, good friends. Horatio has literally just seen a ghost. This is something you don't see every day.
Quote by William Shakespeare: “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Hora”
The context gives a very different meaning to the quote. Rather than "You have to believe in stuff you can't see", it means "You have to believe what's right in front of your eyes, even if you didn't previously believe it. Skeptics aren't people who disbelieve because they don't want to believe. Skeptics disbelieve because they haven't been presented with evidence. I don't believe in ghosts because I've never seen a ghost, and I don't know any reliable observer who has.
Those who do report seeing them are unreliable, and generally not skeptical: Hamlet's previous line perfectly captures the joy of being a skeptic: Skeptics crave new experiences, things that force them to change what they believe. That's how you learn. Seeing only the things you've already seen may be comfortable, but it's boring. New facts are strangers, but welcome ones, because they bring exciting and new things.
Possibly scary things, too, but there's no point in denying it just because it scares you.
If it's right in front of you, it's real. Of course, Hamlet is fiction. I'm not going to believe in ghosts because Hamlet saw one. Hamlet is a character; Shakespeare is a writer. Fiction is good for entertainment. But the skeptic is also entertained by the world itself, which brings you brave new worlds every day, if you go looking for them and don't content yourself with hearsay. I once played Horatio.
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Thank you for your feedback! What kind of people are more skeptical than others? What philosophy book have you read more than once and will probably read again? Is it unusual for someone who has studied philosophy to think that David Hume actually believed in God but did not want to say so? Willy the Shake has authored a simple statement, so popularly quoted and well known, that is now more prescient than ever in light of advances in Physics research that are more and more pointing at the immensity of this and multiple universes of infinite possibility First I would point out that it's not a question but an assertion.
Secondly, I would point out that it's correct.