Epistemology

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Does anyone believe in this?

Umm..... it is a branch of philosophy dealing with knowledge and how one can know things. One does not believe in it so much as one believes a certain belief in epistemology as epistemology is a study. Ultimately, I tend towards empiricism and rationalism for deciding what is true, and my large assertions are that reality is real and that logic is a valid way to look at reality.

Is Epistemology sophistry?

No.... epistemology is not an illogical but convincing argument.

e-pis-te-mol-o-gy (i-pist-mol-je)n. The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity.

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soph-is-try (sofi-stre)n.pl. soph-is-tries. 1. Plausible but fallacious argumentation. 2. A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument.

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You can use sophistry when arguing about epistemology but they are not the same nor are they similar.