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Quote by: ryanatau  What comes first knowledge or belief? Can we ever know something without first believing it?
(Notice this is not what should come first only what does come first.) |
I don't think there's a general answer that applies to all situations. With respect to, say, a courtroom case, you'd usually want to know all the facts before believing if the defendant is guilty or innocent.
With respect to religion, no one *knows* that God exists, but that doesn't stop millions of people from believing it. That belief may be passed down as knowledge, but in the end, it's just a belief.