Of Course Language Manifests A Belief Only

I Hold That The Propositions Embodied In Natural Science Are Not Derived By Any Definite Rule From The Data Of Experience, And That They Can Neither Be Verified Nor Falsified By Experience According To Any Definite Rule.

No Inanimate Object Is Ever Fully Determined By The Laws Of Physics And Chemistry.

The Amount Of Knowledge Which We Can Justify From Evidence Directly Available To Us Can Never Be Large. The Overwhelming Proportion Of Our Factual Beliefs Continue Therefore To Be Held At Second Hand Through Trusting Others, And In The Great Majority Of Cases Our Trust Is Placed In The Authority Of Comparatively Few People Of Widely Acknowledged Standing.

So Long As We Use A Certain Language, All Questions That We Can Ask Will Have To Be Formulated In It And Will Thereby Confirm The Theory Of The Universe Which Is Implied In The Vocabulary And Structure Of The Language.

Human Beings Exercise Responsibilities Within A Social Setting And A Framework Of Obligations Which Transcend The Principle Of Intelligence.