Infallibility

Infallibility is the inability to be wrong. Its importance and meaning is debated in epistemology and major religions.The sages of Israel say: 'The sphere (Earth) remains fixed and the constellations revolve,' while the sages of the nations say: 'The sphere revolves and the constellations remain fixed.'...the sages of Israel say: 'during the day the sun moves below the canopy (sky) and at night above the canopy,' while the sages of the nations say: 'during the day the sun moves below the canopy and at night below the ground.' Rebbi said: 'Their words seem more correct than ours...' Infallibility is the inability to be wrong. Its importance and meaning is debated in epistemology and major religions. Epistemology, a branch of philosophy, is concerned with the question of what, if anything, humans can know. The answer to the issue of whether or not a human can be infallible depends on the philosophical school. Human involvement in the revelatory process is very important because God communicates in human language through human agents. If our sources of knowledge are not infallible, then who is going to decide what to accept and what to reject? The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church defines infallibility as 'Inability to err in teaching revealed truth'. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church theology claim that the Church is infallible, but disagree as to where infallibility exists, whether in doctrines, scripture, or church authorities.