Belief and Knowledge

Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!

Current time: December 18, 2025, 8:54 pm

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Thread Modes

Belief and Knowledge

LostLocke Offline

Member

Religious Views: Polyapathist

Posts: 2009
Threads: 2
Joined: October 8, 2012
Reputation: 26

#17

RE: Belief and Knowledge

October 30, 2014 at 7:43 am

(October 29, 2014 at 9:24 pm)Heywood Wrote:
(October 29, 2014 at 8:58 pm)LostLocke Wrote: Sure. I'll agree belief doesn't require knowledge.
But without knowledge, and I don't mean total knowledge just some knowledge, then the question would be... what is the basis for said belief?

I can choose to believe there's a purple dragon living in my basis. I don't need any knowledge for that. But why do I believe it? What is my belief based on?

Lots of reasons to believe stuff without actual knowledge. Perhaps you are told something by someone you trust who has or should have actual knowledge...

Someone telling you something qualifies as knowledge. Knowledge doesn't have to be obtained directly.

Find

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread

Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 29, 2014 at 8:19 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chad32 - October 29, 2014 at 8:26 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 29, 2014 at 8:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 12:49 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chad32 - October 29, 2014 at 8:57 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by LostLocke - October 29, 2014 at 8:58 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 29, 2014 at 9:24 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - October 30, 2014 at 12:49 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Fidel_Castronaut - October 30, 2014 at 11:55 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by LostLocke - October 30, 2014 at 7:43 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - October 29, 2014 at 9:20 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jenny A - October 29, 2014 at 10:25 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 29, 2014 at 11:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Surgenator - October 30, 2014 at 12:04 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jenny A - October 30, 2014 at 2:20 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 30, 2014 at 2:58 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 3:15 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Esquilax - October 30, 2014 at 3:47 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 30, 2014 at 9:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mudhammam - October 30, 2014 at 9:41 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chas - October 30, 2014 at 9:41 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Esquilax - October 31, 2014 at 1:33 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 31, 2014 at 3:24 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 10:21 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - November 3, 2014 at 11:39 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 3, 2014 at 12:02 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - November 3, 2014 at 12:16 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 3, 2014 at 12:29 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - November 3, 2014 at 1:30 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chas - November 3, 2014 at 1:43 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 3, 2014 at 7:34 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 3, 2014 at 9:44 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chas - November 3, 2014 at 10:11 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Paraselene - November 3, 2014 at 10:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 4, 2014 at 12:17 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 4, 2014 at 11:19 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 7, 2014 at 7:39 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 7, 2014 at 9:39 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 7, 2014 at 9:56 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 7, 2014 at 11:29 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2014 at 12:01 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mudhammam - October 30, 2014 at 7:18 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jenny A - October 30, 2014 at 11:53 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 1:16 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jenny A - October 31, 2014 at 10:55 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Lao Shizi - October 29, 2014 at 10:33 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Surgenator - October 29, 2014 at 11:35 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - October 30, 2014 at 2:30 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by fr0d0 - October 30, 2014 at 3:17 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - October 30, 2014 at 8:37 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 12:02 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by genkaus - October 30, 2014 at 12:30 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 12:33 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by genkaus - October 30, 2014 at 1:54 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 2:21 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Esquilax - October 30, 2014 at 2:52 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by genkaus - October 30, 2014 at 4:36 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 4:58 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by genkaus - October 30, 2014 at 5:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jackalope - October 30, 2014 at 7:57 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - October 31, 2014 at 9:53 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 10:12 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Jenny A - October 30, 2014 at 12:49 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - October 30, 2014 at 12:51 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 12:56 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by coldwx - October 30, 2014 at 1:05 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 1:16 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by coldwx - October 30, 2014 at 1:29 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Faith No More - October 30, 2014 at 2:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 3:01 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - October 30, 2014 at 3:07 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 2:52 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - October 30, 2014 at 9:30 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 2:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by fr0d0 - October 30, 2014 at 5:20 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Chas - October 30, 2014 at 5:27 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 31, 2014 at 1:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by LastPoet - October 30, 2014 at 8:43 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FreeTony - October 30, 2014 at 9:04 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by fr0d0 - October 30, 2014 at 9:48 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mudhammam - October 30, 2014 at 10:33 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Lao Shizi - October 30, 2014 at 10:24 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Esquilax - October 30, 2014 at 11:43 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 30, 2014 at 2:29 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Simon Moon - October 30, 2014 at 2:47 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 30, 2014 at 3:07 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cato - October 30, 2014 at 3:12 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FreeTony - October 30, 2014 at 12:41 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 30, 2014 at 12:46 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 12:45 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 30, 2014 at 3:01 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 30, 2014 at 5:47 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 30, 2014 at 10:06 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 1:20 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - October 31, 2014 at 9:09 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 9:14 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Minimalist - October 31, 2014 at 1:27 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 10:13 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 10:57 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Cyberman - October 31, 2014 at 10:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - October 31, 2014 at 10:34 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by LastPoet - October 31, 2014 at 10:39 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Esquilax - October 31, 2014 at 9:00 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 10:37 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 10:41 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 10:58 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 11:05 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 11:09 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 11:17 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 11:20 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Angrboda - October 31, 2014 at 11:33 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 11:36 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 11:40 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - October 31, 2014 at 11:45 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 11:04 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 11:08 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mothonis - October 31, 2014 at 1:59 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 10:24 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - October 31, 2014 at 10:37 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - October 31, 2014 at 10:46 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Mudhammam - November 1, 2014 at 3:04 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 1, 2014 at 8:07 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 1, 2014 at 8:24 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by downbeatplumb - November 1, 2014 at 10:27 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2014 at 10:39 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 1, 2014 at 10:54 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2014 at 10:59 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Heywood - November 1, 2014 at 11:05 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2014 at 11:16 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 1, 2014 at 12:03 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - November 3, 2014 at 12:01 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 3, 2014 at 7:40 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - November 3, 2014 at 1:04 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 7, 2014 at 10:54 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - November 7, 2014 at 11:30 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by comet - November 7, 2014 at 1:11 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 7, 2014 at 6:50 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by comet - November 9, 2014 at 8:10 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 8:34 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by abaris - November 9, 2014 at 8:38 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 8:42 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by abaris - November 9, 2014 at 8:47 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 9:06 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by abaris - November 9, 2014 at 9:16 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 11:59 am

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by Whateverist - November 9, 2014 at 12:49 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - November 7, 2014 at 1:20 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 4:59 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by The Grand Nudger - November 9, 2014 at 7:38 pm

RE: Belief and Knowledge - by bennyboy - November 9, 2014 at 8:24 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Belief without Verification or Certainty	vulcanlogician	40	8095	May 11, 2022 at 4:50 pm Last Post: vulcanlogician
	[Serious] Questions about Belief and Personal Identity	Neo-Scholastic	27	4896	June 11, 2021 at 8:28 pm Last Post: awty
	Is Belief in God ethical?	vulcanlogician	28	5396	November 1, 2018 at 4:10 pm Last Post: vulcanlogician
	my suggestions of seeking knowledge.	Mystic	70	17823	March 18, 2018 at 1:36 pm Last Post: Brian37
	Limit of knowledge?	SamWatson	23	6970	April 9, 2017 at 7:15 am Last Post: bennyboy
	Logic Fallacies: A Quiz to Test Your Knowledge, A Cheat Sheet to Refresh It	Rhondazvous	0	1308	March 6, 2017 at 6:48 pm Last Post: Rhondazvous
	Is knowledge the root of all evil?	Won2blv	22	8622	February 18, 2017 at 7:56 pm Last Post: Edwardo Piet
	William James and Belief In Belief	Mudhammam	0	942	November 2, 2016 at 7:13 pm Last Post: Mudhammam
	The origins of Humanities Objective Knowledge and the fundamental mistake of behavior	fdesilva	6	2160	August 19, 2016 at 10:03 pm Last Post: PETE_ROSE
	Explicit vs Implicit Knowledge	LivingNumbers6.626	9	3277	July 9, 2016 at 1:35 pm Last Post: robvalue

View a Printable Version

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Login
Username:
Password:	Lost Password?
	Remember me