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[from 'First Things First' by Earl Conee, in 13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / b. Anti-reliabilism ]

Full Idea

Sheer reliability does not justify belief. ...It may be, for instance, that we have strong though misleading reason to deny the method's reliability.

Gist of Idea

More than actual reliability is needed, since I may mistakenly doubt what is reliable

Source

Earl Conee (First Things First [2004], 'Circles')

Book Reference

Conee,E/Feldman,R: 'Evidentialism' [OUP 2004], p.27


A Reaction

That is, we accept a justification if we judge the method to be reliable, not if it IS reliable. I can disbelieve all the reliable information that arrives in my mind. People do that all the time! Hatred of experts! Support for internalism?