We all have certain beliefs in our lives which we assume to be the truth. For example, the existence of an almighty omnipresent being may be the ultimate truth for a man, while the existence of an immortal soul within may be the 'truth' for another. This 'truth' might have come from religious beliefs or our perception of the world. For a logical reasoner or a rigorous believer of science, the 'truth' takes a completely different realm. So what is the 'ultimate truth'? A ancient school of philosophy known as the Pyrrhonian skepticism disputed the possibility of attaining truth by sensory apprehension, reason, or the two combined, and hence inferred the need for total suspension of judgment on things. Irony is that even 'Nothing can be known' is dogmatic. Ignorance is bliss - truly said. Since no one can observe or otherwise experience causation, external world (its "externality"), ultimate purpose of the universe or life, justice, divinity, soul, etc., they declared no need to believe in such things. But then a skeptic can confront skepticism and thus creating a paradox.
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