Blog 3: Knowledge and Belief

Knowledge and belief are two completely different things, with some aspects relating to one another. Knowledge, is something acquired through research, facts and discovery and a belief doesn't have to have any of that, but you can support your beliefs with some facts and research. For example, some people believe there is no God, when in fact there is no proof there is or isn't one, its just what they believe. Knowledge is supported by facts and facts only, no personal opinions are attributed to them. Like in class, we read articles about the Sasquatch, arguing that they do exist, contrary to popular belief. Further researching the links Mr. Bedsole provided of journals and press release, some things didn't really add up. In my opinion, it was someone who believed the sasquatch existed and wanted so badly for it to be true that they went to great lengths for other people to believe it too by providing "knowledge" that wasn't actually knowledge. The organization researched ONE topic, which was the sasquatch, with all invalid research according to journals from other scientists. Plus, the website it was on wasn't very professional looking. Which made me realize that I shouldn't be so gullible as to what I see on the internet, and I need to research the topic more before believing it and spreading the news.