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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 reasons to reject. Distinguishing between belief and knowledge is not easy. Perhaps defining these concepts in terms of reason and emotion helps, but every person has their own view of what belief constitutes. Believing is not based on something we can see; it is not based on statistics …

…noticed, however, that the concepts overlap each other. If it was possible for people to look at their beliefs from the outside, objectively - without emotions, and on the other hand reason their emotions every once in a while, it might do tremendous good. Revenge, anger and hatred could possibly be overcome if we learned to go through our emotions with reason and combine emotion with knowledge to create a passion for learning and knowledge.