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is faith a legitimate basis for knowledge claims?
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Theory of Knowledge Essay Some people say that religious beliefs can be neither satisfied nor refuted by reason. Sometimes this claim is used to reject different religious beliefs but other times it is used to conclude that this beliefs are established by faith. In you opinion, to what extent is faith a legitimate basis for knowledge claims in religion and other areas of knowledge? Faith is usually defined either as belief not based on evidence and reason or as belief in what cannot be comprehended or explained, while rationality is belief based on logic and evidence. Let us consider two terms- "Rationalism" holds that truth should be deduced by reason and factual analysis, rather than faith or religious teaching. "Fideism" implies that faith is a necessity and a belief must be accepted without a proof or a reason to back it. However rationalism makes no statement either way about the existence of...
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