Belief is the recognition of something as true, or idea that something could be true. There are two separate ideas of belief: belief in x and belief that x. as regards to belief in, we can believe in the reality, truth, or value of something, or believe in something that we think should be. A commonly agreed on definition, of critical thinking and clarification of its characteristics will be invaluable for educational and pedagogical purposes. The considerable attention given to critical thinking in the educational literature today suggests there is a need to identify its occurrences in educational settings.
If it is alleged to occur too infrequently, one would like to know how frequently it does occur. If one try to make it occur more often by teaching it, one would like to know whether one have succeeded in getting our students to do it. (Blair, 2003) If one tries to influence teachers and professors to teach it, one would like to know whether they include more of it in their instructions. To educate for critical thinking--to teach its use, to assess capability of individuals to do it, to assess whether it has been learned, generalized, remembered, and recalled--requires some generally acceptable meaning of the term.
Knowing
Knowing on the other hand is different and in the true sense of the word in philosophy absolute knowledge does not exist except for with God who: namely, there must be a first mover, unmoved, a first cause in the chain of causes, an absolutely necessary being, an absolutely perfect being, and a rational designer.
In this connection the thoughts of the unity, infinity, unchangeableness, and goodness of the highest being are deduced. The spiritual being of God is further defined as thinking and willing. His knowledge is absolutely perfect since he knows himself and all ...