(January 5, 2018 at 10:15 am)mlmooney89 Wrote:(January 5, 2018 at 9:13 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: What i saw some people say that i find false is that "belief" is when you want it to be true. Thats not so at all. Belief is simply when you think something might be true, regardless of whether you want it to be or not.
Example: doctor says to patient after some examination, "I believe you may have cancer," ....but further testing is needed to be 100% certain. Obviously he doesn't want his patient to have cancer. He just believes he might.
Want may have been the wrong word. Still it's hard to differentiate because to me knowledge is also what you think. Lol this is harder than I thought it would be. It's like I know the difference in my head but can put it into words
I would say knowledge means it is a 100% obvious/ proven fact. Like, I have knowledge that I am female. The grass is green. 2+2=4. Etc.
Belief is when it is not 100% proven fact. I believe my husband loves me, I believe God exists, I believe we evolved from apes, etc.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
