Yevgeny ZamyatinKnowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith
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The idea of knowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith is an interesting one. Faith is trust in something you don’t fully understand. Faith can be a powerful thing. When you put your faith in something, you are trusting that the things you are dealing with are true and good.
The reality is that nobody can be 100% sure of anything they say or do. Some things may seem to be “absolutely sure,” but that doesn’t mean they actually are. For example, if someone has a theory about why the earth orbits the sun and claims it as fact, that person may claim to be absolutely sure about it.
However, if their theory was proven to be wrong, they would not be considered as “absolutely sure” as they claimed to be.
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