Criticisms of Verificationism

Verificationism is not verifiable
God-talk is eschatologically verifiable
Strong verification excludes many areas of knowledge
What counts as evidence, exactly?
Statements can be meaningful and unverifiable

(Verifiable in principle but not falsifiable)

(There is no sense observation available for historical facts)

Swinburne: It excludes universal statements like 'water boils at 100 degrees"

Swinburne: There are many areas of debate where getting people to agree on what counts as evidence would be the issue.
Swinburne: Toys in a cupboard.

(The toys only come out at night. Meaningful but unverifiable.)
Schrodinger's cat

(A radioactive particle could kill the cat at any time. If you open the box you could trigger it. You can't verify if the cat is dead or alive)
John Hick

Religion is verifiable in principle, so it meets the conditions of verification.

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A-Levels Philosophy (Religious Language) Notas sobre Verificationism, criado por TeenySweeney em 30-11-2013.