Gettier's counterexample is meant to demonstrate that
A) Ayer's conditions for knowledge are both necessary and sufficient.
B) Ayer's conditions for knowledge allow for false beliefs.
C) Knowledge relies on empirical evidence.
D) Knowledge is true belief.

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Gettier's counterexamples show that Ayer's conditions for knowledge (justified true belief) can be met even in cases where we wouldn't want to say that someone truly "knows" something, thus allowing for scenarios where beliefs can be justified but still not constitute knowledge due to their reliance on false premises or luck.

Gettier's Counterexample Is Meant to Demonstrate That