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    We cannot tell which of our intuitions are to be trusted. — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Philosophers are on shaky epistemic ground when they rely on their intuitions to try to glean philosophical truths.

    We cannot tell which of our intuitions are to be trusted.

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    This set of claims presents a challenge because it seems that even philosophers are susceptible to these epistemically inapt influences, and we can’t tell which of our intuitions are to be trusted. Thus, philosophers are on shaky epistemic ground when they rely on their intuitions to try to glean philosophical truths.

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