Is there something wrong with the way we form beliefs about our surroundings? Most people assume not. But there is a character, the skeptic, who disagrees. What, exactly, is this skeptic claiming, and why should this concern us? We are, after all, just humans doing what humans do: forming beliefs on the basis of our faculties. In what sense could this be wrong, and how could it matter if it is? By considering the way in which the notions of vice and criticism can express these questions, we can clarify them and discern some potential answers. These answers, I will suggest, can explain not only why we shouldn’t worry too much, but also the lasting appeal of skeptical problems. The idea is that we can accept, or grant for the sake of argument, that we fall short of some important standard while insisting that it is entirely unreasonable to criticize people, or ourselves, on that basis.

我们对周围环境形成信念的方式有什么问题吗？大多数人都认为不是。但是有一个人物，怀疑者，不同意。确切地说，这个怀疑者声称什么？为什么这应该引起我们的关注？毕竟，我们只是人类在做人类在做的事情：在我们的才能的基础上树立信念。从什么意义上说这可能是错误的，如果是错的话又有什么关系呢？通过考虑恶习和批评的概念表达这些问题的方式，我们可以澄清它们并辨别一些潜在的答案。我将建议这些答案，不仅可以解释为什么我们不应该担心太多，而且可以解释持怀疑态度的问题的持久吸引力。我们的想法是，我们可以为了争论而接受或同意，