Knowledge or Belief
Joseph Bland
American Intercontinental University

Abstract
What is knowledge and what is belief? Can the two topics mean the same? Knowledge is something that is believed to be true. Beliefs are truths that have no evidence to prove it is true. There are two kinds of truth empirical truth and necessary truth. These are statements that require a great deal of thought.

Knowledge of Belief
The person that I chose to write about who I truly believe loves me is my mother. I believe mothers are born with the distinct characteristic for love. Some may confuse the meaning of love with being a provider all of which falls under the characteristics of a mother’s love but different meaning. There is no concrete evidence that proves mothers are born to love but through experience and physical emotions I have come to believe it is true. I could begin the discussion by stating I have five other siblings but the topic of the discussion is me and my mother not my siblings. My mother has displayed her love for me in many ways. I grew up in an era when things weren’t as plentiful as they are today. The community and the environment that I was raised in wasn’t the friendliest or safest place to raise a child. There have been many times my mother has deprived herself of or went without things because she knew it was more important to take care of my needs first. There is no concrete evidence that would prove my mother loves me, only the actions and reaction she has demonstrated shows me that it is true.
The first sign of empirical evidence would be when my mother showed me that she loved me was when she had to get up every morning in time enough to prepare me for school, walk me to the babysitter house and then she had to be at the bus stop before 6 a.m. to ride the bus to her job. The same procedure had to be done in the evening after work. To me that was a lot of sacrificing done to make sure I was taken care of. I guess many would say that was part of her responsibility or duty as a mother to do those things but to me it was a demonstration of love.
The second physical act of empiricism would be the care given to me as I experienced sever attacks of asthma growing up. I have been hospitalized on several occasions due to severe asthma attacks. My mother never missed a day from being by my side in the hospital, even when there were times when her job was in jeopardy she made arrangements to alter her schedule so that she could be at the hospital to make sure I was well taken care of. That was an act of true love.
The third physical display of love was at my graduation from high school. My mother has always kept her emotions or feelings very private except when showing her children love. She always believed your emotions are your emotions it’s not for everyone to see or view. On the day of graduation my mother cried uncontrollably in the audience for a period of time. I never saw that side of her and it made me cry. I always knew my mother was proud of me but I had no idea how much she loved me until that moment.
One of the logical reason I feel my mother loves me is because it is a natural instinct that develops in a mother as she carries the child. That instinct is to love and protect the child starting from the womb to birth at all cost. Another logical response to a mothers love would be at birth it is a mother’s duty to care for the infant, during the care a certain bond is established, by spending quality time with the person you gave life to only increase feelings that develop into love.
After reviewing the evidenced displayed on the topic of knowledge or belief. I conclude that it is a belief that someone can truly love. Even though empiricism is instrumental in making the decision on belief no one can really state how a person feels just by demonstrating or experiencing an act. The individual can only believe those feeling are true and genuine form a logical standpoint and through experience.

References
Solomon, Higgins The Big Question, A Short Introduction to Philosophy