Reply #48: Interesting.

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I find thoughts on the nature of knowledge interesting. I think Socrates said that knowledge is belief plus justification, or that knowledge requires reasons for what it asserts, while belief does not. Its a blurry line because everybody has their reasons, though.

To me its all about Axioms. Science has its axioms, religion has its axioms. When you deal with metaphysical questions like the existence of God, you really have to pick some kind of axiomatic truth you believe in and go from there or you will get nowhere. The bible is no proof of God, but on the other hand if an all powerful God doesn't want you know he exists until you do such and such, you won't know he exists until you do such and such. So if you want to do theology, assume God exists and go from there. If you want to physical sciences, choose that God doesn't exist (in a way that effects natural laws as an outside force) and go from there. We need to just be aware of what we are choosing to believe in the face of unanswerable questions, and be aware that it's not be the absolute truth.