Define truth, belief, and knowledge.?

Answer 1

Truth: how things actually are.

Belief: how you think things are.

Knowlege: factual understanding of Truth.

examples:
(parameters: under "default" conditions, uninterferred with, in "normal" circumstances, ect)
Truth: an object dropped a distance from the ground, will fall towards the ground.

Belief: someone who was born and raised in a zero-gravity environment, thinking that while within a certain proximity to a planetary body, physical objects will be pulled toward that body. (not experienced personally to be so, and not un-arguably proven to that person that it would happen in such circumstances)

Knowlege: I take a coin out of my pocket, and drop it a distance from the ground. it falls. I have personally experienced that in the given parameters, gravity is factually true. I have no doubt that within those given circumstances, gravity will apply.

at least thats how I see it.

Answer 2

The only things that we know are True are analytical statements, all of which are of the form, A = A (math, logic)

Knowledge is gained through the experience of the senses, and is composed of synthetic statements, A = B (science, history, etc)

Belief is neither gained through experience nor derived from an analytical statement. It attempts to say A = B, yet has no way of demonstrating this is the case. It is a leap of FAITH to say A = B.

Examples of A = A. 2 + 2 = 4
Examples of A = B. (knowledge) The sky is blue.
Examples of A = B (belief) The universe was created by Jehovah.

Answer 3

Truth is that which is, regardless of opinion. It just is.

Belief is that which a person believes to be true based on their own experiences.

Knowledge is the ability to know that all the things that once appeared to be truth and belief have changed as a result of further experience. We know more now.

Wisdom....is.....(not part of the question)...however is knowledge applied and takes nothing away from "absolute truth".

Answer 4

truth (trth)
n. pl. truths (trz, trths)
1. Conformity to fact or actuality.
2. A statement proven to be or accepted as true.
3. Sincerity; integrity.
4. Fidelity to an original or standard.
5.
a. Reality; actuality.
b. often Truth That which is considered to be the supreme reality and to have the ultimate meaning and value of existence.

be·lief (b-lf)
n.
1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever.
2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what happened defies belief.
3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.

knowl·edge (nlj)
n.
1. The state or fact of knowing.
2. Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study.
3. The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned.
4. Learning; erudition: teachers of great knowledge.
5. Specific information about something.
6. Carnal knowledge.

Answer 5

Knowledge is the fuel, belief is the road, and truth is the destination going down the roads of life.

Answer 6

truth is what is... not changed by belief or emotion- despite circumstances and lack of knowledge about it- truth just is

belief is idea based on knowledge, circumstances and experience- belief can come from an understanding of truth or lack of understanding of truth, it can be based on emotion and changing circumstance

knowledge is the understanding of facts gained by observation and research, knowledge can be limited and often does not always lead to truth when emotion and circumstance get in the way- when one decides to stop gaining knowledge or closes themselves off to knowledge they cannot get to truth

Answer 7

The Privilege Corrupted Romans 1:18-23
A person cannot deny the Lord and still live successfully. Mankind was created to acknowledge God and share a relationship with Him. When someone chooses to ignore the truth of His existence or His sovereignty, he or she begins a downward slide.. It’s a choice which ends with a hardened heart and eternal separation from a loving Father.
God gives everyone the capacity to understand Him and the free will to choose whether to pursue that knowledge. The truth of His existence is revealed in nature and written into every person’s conscience. However, many people ignore reality because it interferes with their preferred lifestyle. Instead, they chase false philosophies, which are usually mixed with just enough truth to make them believable to the inexperienced.
Any “truth” crafted by man is foolishness. A mind that has rejected the fact of a sovereign Lord cannot see its error. It has slipped from intelligence—an inherent knowledge of God — to willful ignorance. In this state, even when all evidence points to the truth, a person can still convince him- or herself that the opposite is right.
All the denial and atheistic arguments in the world will not change what is real. Jehovah is God. Jesus Christ is His Son. God created you to love, obey, and honor Him. If you resist the truth, you choose a life of darkness and willful ignorance. The choice is yours to make.
God invites you to see if He is better than all that the world has to offer. Psalm 34:8 challenges us to “taste and see that the Lord is good.” Will you taste and see?

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Answer 8

Truth

noun.

1. "This is true because it benefits me to think of this as being true."
2. "I can't say what is true because my five senses aren't capable of receiving the full amount of information that exists outside them."

Belief

noun.

1. "I believe in [insert belief here] because it benefits me to believe in [insert belief here]. If I didn't believe in [insert belief here] then I would be faced with a threatening dark, empty void, where I would have to deal with 'What is the true meaning of life?' 'Who am I?' 'What is reality?' ..."

Knowledge

noun.

1. I know what I perceive with my mind. My mind receives information from my senses. My senses receive information from some external influence that I can't define with my knowledge (because my senses receive only a tiny amount of information from the complete information that exists out there, and moreover, because my mind only processes a tiny amount of information that my senses receive), so I come up with "I believe this!" and "This is true! I am right! You are wrong!" to substitute for the lack of knowledge I have of what is really outside me.

Is there a method that allows me to expand my knowledge, so that I don't have to rely on belief, and so that the 2nd definition of truth changes to "I can now say what is true, because I have worked on developing another sense in me which is capable of perceiving the complete information that exists outside of the five senses I was born with"?

Answer 9

Truth = Co-existence

Belief = Accepting something as right (which may not be truth)

Knowledge = 1. Understanding of self
2. Understanding of existence expressed as co-existence.
3. Understanding of human conduct

Answer 10

Truth is proved BELIEF & KNOWLEDGE to others
Belief is analysizing to build KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is BELIEF in TRUTH