We walk through life and expect everything we know to be granted or true. Yet, does absolute certainty exist? I personally think it does exist, but not for most cases. Us humans are certain of the fewest possible things. Mostly because we name them. We are certain that we breathe because we gave "breathing" a name. We are certain we think because we gave it a name. These few cases are the slightest of things we can be absolutely certain about.
Consider the universe. Now ask yourself how much do we actually know about it? We can conclude things and assume they happen. An example of this is Einstein's famous "General Relativity Theory". It was published decades ago, yet it is still able to predict occurrences that have only recently been discovered. We are still not even certain they exist due to the fact that we cannot test them enough to draw probable solutions.
This kind of thinking can be transferred to any topic. Are we absolutely certain forces exist? Are we absolutely certain we are not controlled by an almighty being? Simple answer is: we're not. However, we can draw conclusions which state probabilities or likelihoods of something to be reality. In addition to this, different people experience different realities and what they perceive to be absolutely certain. These all play a role in determining what is absolutely certain. I believe the only time something can be absolutely certain is if all people believe in the exact same thing and it has been proven by testing.
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