One definition of knowledge is true belief based on strong evidence. What makes evidence "strong" enough and how can this be established especially through perception?

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One definition of knowledge is true belief based on strong evidence. What makes evidence “strong” enough and how can this be established especially through perception?

Knowledge is created when one follows the method of reinforcing the reliability of pragmatic evidence. Regardless of what is deemed true and untrue in the world, people’s opinions differ when distinguishing fact from fiction, and there have been endless debates when it comes to deciphering one from the other.

Evidence is a vital element required to justify truth, as solid evidence cannot be argued against as it gives us facts through our empirical perceptions. The amount of evidence required to prove something is true also differs from topic to topic, with major topics requiring solid evidence include scientific investigations, historical assessments and judicial examinations. As human civilization has developed, so has the significance of evidence as our view of the world has acquired a more scientific view rather than an empirical view of judging something on how it appears to be.

Using evidence as a strong basis of eliminating fallacious perceptions is also affected when taking into account the type of evidence which is at hand. People have debated where to mark the line between valuable and unreliable truth since the truth seekers of the earliest times to the present day.

Personal knowledge is knowledge which one gains for his or her own self through an outside encounter. Today, people are believed to acquire personal knowledge through 12 different conducts. These conducts are: memory, acquaintance, logic, empathy, practice, introspection, conscience, empirical, faith, moral belief, authority and instinct. These are the different ways-of-knowing and obtaining personal knowledge for one’s own gain.  

Knowledge in general can only be confirmed if the evidence which it is based on is authentic, hence the evidence must be analyzed many times over, and the verification of its authenticity must be agreed upon. Additional to this, the source of the evidence cannot be biased; as this alters the view and perception of different aspects of the evidence which a possible fact is being based upon.

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Relevance, I believe, is the relationship which the evidence has with the theory that it is trying to uphold. As two things with strong connections tend to support each other, evidence with close relationship to the hypothesis, is also able to support the truth within that assumption. Authenticity, on the other hand, is the creditability of evidence. Only when the evidence is valid, will the knowledge that it is trying to justify be accurate. Furthermore, evidence’s strength also lies within its objectivity and creditability. With less personal bias, evidence will be regarded as objective, therefore easier to ...

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