Infallibilism
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Infallibilism is, in philosophy and epistemology, the belief that certain knowledge or absolute truth is attainable. The belief is, basically, the negation of fallibilism, which is the belief that absolute truth is unattainable for human beings.
In religion, infallibilism is the belief that certain texts or persons are incapable of being in the wrong. The most famous example of this is probably the Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility, under which the Pope is considered infallible in certain matters of doctrine, when his decisions are promulgated ex cathedra.
See also: Infallibility, Fallibilism
