Why You Might Have to Choose Between Science and Faith

[cbayer]

213. The claims of religion are less certain by there very nature, but

that doesn't mean that they do not represent some kinds of knowledge.

My statement is that some individuals discover knowledge using a religious or spiritual path. If you want to limit the definition of "knowledge" to that which is testable, verifiable and repeatable, then you are going to have a very limited use of that word.

One that would not, in fact, be consistent with standard and accepted definitions of the word.

knowl·edge

noun
1.
facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
"a thirst for knowledge"
synonyms: understanding, comprehension, grasp, command, mastery

2.
awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
"the program had been developed without his knowledge"
synonyms: awareness, consciousness, realization, cognition, apprehension, perception, appreciation;