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    It is not the case that Belief (B) is justified

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Infallibility and indubitability are properties of belief-forming processes, not of belief content itself (Alston, 1980).
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    • 2.A belief can be psychologically irresistible yet epistemically unjustified, as shown by cases of compulsive false certainty.
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    • 3.Epistemic privilege, even if real, confers justification only within a foundationalist architecture that itself requires independent justification (BonJour, 1978).
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Incorrigibility by others is a social epistemic property, not a truth-tracking one; isolation from correction is a marker of dogmatism, not justification (Wittgenstein, On Certainty §204).
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    • 2.Descartes' cogito demonstrates that indubitability is far narrower in scope than ordinary justified belief, leaving most beliefs unjustified under this criterion.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Belief (B) carries epistemic privilege such as infallibility, indubitability, or incorrigibility
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    • 2.A belief that cannot be false, doubted, or corrected by others possesses epistemic privilege
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