Posted by John C Anderl on February 13, 1999 at 00:33:49:

In Reply to: Re: Definition of Knowledge and Knowledge "Experts" posted by Ron C. de Weijze on January 10, 1999 at 12:43:52:

After reading this thead about the definition of knowledge it seems to me that the question maybe asked; is it possible to have false knowledge? I mean is it possible to have knowledge in a lie and accept it as truth. If knowledge is process and the information is the entity then believing that something is true when it is not is still knowledge.
I say this in light of the Earth as "round" -or- "flat idea which was a debate early in the enlightenment.

My second thought is that of validating knowledge. If knowledge is percieved truth (regardless of actual truth) then the validation process is essential in showing error in knowledge. However, I would assert that there are things which can not be emperically tested to guage the truth or error in knowledge.

Just some thoughts from a young thinker.

John Anderl

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