Humanities
Knowledge or Belief
Unit 2 Individual Project
Troy Wollenbecker
American InterContinental University
Knowledge or Belief
When it comes to knowing or believing how do we decide what way to follow? There are two ways to look at it empirical or reasoning. Empirical being evidence based knowledge of a certain experience we have had in the past. Reasoning being based on logic, or innate (born with) knowledge. Is it possible that both could be right and combined with each other? When we talk about our significant others do we know for fact that they love us, or do we believe that they love us? Melissa is Troy’s wife and he tends to think that she loves him whole heartedly. This being based on empirical evidence on the things she does for him.
The belief that Melissa loves Troy is based on evidence that she continues to show him by her actions on a daily basis. She cooks for him, cleans for him, she greets him with hugs and kisses when he gets home from work. She loves and takes care of the children for him well he is gone for work. Melissa tells him that she loves him daily. This is all evidential prove that she loves him, but their faith also gives them evidential prove based on the bible. The bible states the woman should submit to the man take care of him, and that the man is the leader of the house financially and spiritually. This further proves that Melissa loves Troy because of the way she takes care of the house when he is gone. Now let’s look at it from a reasoning stand point, logic would tell you that she loves him also because why else would she continue to do the things she does if she did not in fact love him.
Based on the evidence set forth it is of Troy’s opinion that Melissa in fact does love him and he knows this based on the evidence provided. Knowledge is based on evidence being able to prove such so by Melissa cleaning, cooking, greeting him with a smile, and caring for the children are all signs of evidence that she loves
Unit 2 Individual Project
Troy Wollenbecker
American InterContinental University
Knowledge or Belief
When it comes to knowing or believing how do we decide what way to follow? There are two ways to look at it empirical or reasoning. Empirical being evidence based knowledge of a certain experience we have had in the past. Reasoning being based on logic, or innate (born with) knowledge. Is it possible that both could be right and combined with each other? When we talk about our significant others do we know for fact that they love us, or do we believe that they love us? Melissa is Troy’s wife and he tends to think that she loves him whole heartedly. This being based on empirical evidence on the things she does for him.
The belief that Melissa loves Troy is based on evidence that she continues to show him by her actions on a daily basis. She cooks for him, cleans for him, she greets him with hugs and kisses when he gets home from work. She loves and takes care of the children for him well he is gone for work. Melissa tells him that she loves him daily. This is all evidential prove that she loves him, but their faith also gives them evidential prove based on the bible. The bible states the woman should submit to the man take care of him, and that the man is the leader of the house financially and spiritually. This further proves that Melissa loves Troy because of the way she takes care of the house when he is gone. Now let’s look at it from a reasoning stand point, logic would tell you that she loves him also because why else would she continue to do the things she does if she did not in fact love him.
Based on the evidence set forth it is of Troy’s opinion that Melissa in fact does love him and he knows this based on the evidence provided. Knowledge is based on evidence being able to prove such so by Melissa cleaning, cooking, greeting him with a smile, and caring for the children are all signs of evidence that she loves
References: Editorial Board. (2011). The Big Questions. Schaumburg, IL. Words of Wisdom. Retrieved from https://wow.coursesmart.com