Can We Be Certain?

A comment on an online Yahoo religious forum:

When a religious person says, “I have no doubts about my beliefs,” are they lying? Because how could one not have doubts about something for which absolutely no corroborating evidence exists? It’s just not possible, is it?

There will always be some level of doubt, won’t there? I mean, sure the human mind is quite capable of malfunctioning severely … but I’m talking about the people you see in Wal-Mart. You know, the average [joes] who make up the general populace; These are the people who insist on having their beliefs and morals dominate everyone else in society and they claim to be certain about their beliefs …

They’re lying, aren’t they? They just can’t be certain…

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Accessed on March 14, 2015.