skepticism

Perhaps, all statements are only beliefs or opinions, no statements are truths, and no truths are knowable, so people should have no beliefs {skepticism}| {doubt}. Nothing is certain, because knowledge is not absolute. Many consistent and complete alternative explanations are possible. People can only know appearances, not reality, and can be in error about appearances. People can never have knowledge, only beliefs. People must suspend judgment, tolerate other opinions, and avoid dogma.

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People can be unable to distinguish true situations from false, so they can never have certain knowledge {knowledge skepticism}. People can be unable to defend strategies and criteria used for truth, resulting in no basis for belief {belief skepticism}.

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