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Sometimes we hear a passionate plea for a view we have good reason to reject. Bearing this in mind, discuss the importance of reason and emotion in distinguishing between belief and knowledge?”
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"Sometimes we hear reasoned arguments that oppose a view to which we are emotionally committed; sometimes we hear a passionate plea for a view we have good reason to reject. Bearing this in mind, discuss the importance of reason and emotion in distinguishing between belief and knowledge?" Belief is a state in which one's trust or confidence is placed in someone or something. Knowledge is found on the investigation and verification of pre-existing ideas. In the quote, we do not share the author's opinion, whether it is a passionate plea or a reasoned argument. The former in our eyes is a plea for an issue in which we have good reason to reject, and the latter is an opposition of an idea to which we are emotionally committed. Hence, both our emotion and reasoning affect the way we distinguish between belief and knowledge. Often, not everyone shares the same belief...
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