The inability to specify an alternative ground for belief does not establish that past information constitutes a legitimate ground; epistemic desperation is not a truth-conferring condition.

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Epistemic: "Epistemic" relates to knowledge—how we know things, what counts as knowledge, and whether we can trust what we believe to be true. It comes from the Greek word for knowledge and is used to describe questions about the reliability and validity of our beliefs and understanding. For example, "epistemic humility" means acknowledging the limits of what you can actually know for certain.
Legitimate(in epistemology): Accepted as valid or justified according to the standards and rules of a particular field or time period.
epistemic desperation(as used in epistemology): The situation where you believe something mainly because you can't think of any other explanation, not because you have good evidence for it.
ground (for belief)(as used in epistemology): A reason or piece of evidence that justifies why you believe something is true.
truth-conferring condition

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