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Belief and knowledge
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Belief and knowledge
What are your definitions for knowledge?

I hold that belief is like a sliding scale thing - one may have a little to a lot of belief that something is the case - right up to certainty.

I believe that knowledge is knowing something to be true - I also maintain that people have certainty in their knowledge: I.e. they believe it 100%

Quite simple

Should I adopt a superior distinction?

Should I hold that people do not believe what they know?

What are your definitions...
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Belief and knowledge - by Dawud - April 23, 2013 at 6:23 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by My imaginary friend is GOD - April 23, 2013 at 6:35 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by A_Nony_Mouse - April 23, 2013 at 7:19 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by Love - May 3, 2013 at 6:48 am
RE: Belief and knowledge - by A_Nony_Mouse - May 3, 2013 at 8:00 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by Darkstar - May 3, 2013 at 8:15 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by viocjit - May 6, 2013 at 5:00 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by Neo-Scholastic - May 6, 2013 at 10:21 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by Sarcasm - May 6, 2013 at 10:34 pm
RE: Belief and knowledge - by A_Nony_Mouse - May 6, 2013 at 11:09 pm

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