How do we really know anything? How do we know?

Question

Through confirmation of definitions, empericle results, truth? How about knowing something that changes in a chaotic fashion or something beyond the senses of all beings, of tools, machines or even god? How do we know?

Answer 1

Oh how i love thoughts like this.. the conversations i've had with people while lying looking at the stars about the meaning of it all and what it all is.. good times

Answer 2

i don't know! i just know :)

Answer 3

We dont know. We choose to believe. Thats all she wrote baby.

Answer 4

sometimes i think that the only thing i really know is how little i do know

Answer 5

By books, TV, the Internet, and what people told us.

Answer 6

How we know is more of a psychological Q.  What we can know is a philosophical Q, as is how can we know that we know.

Any process that results in our thoughts corresponding with reality is a way of knowing.  Induction, deduction, intuition, observation, whatever.

Answer 7

The only thing that we really know, is that we really don't know anything...

Answer 8

The only thing that is for certain is that which can be scientifically proven.