Discuss the Importance of Reason and Emotion in Distinguishing between Belief and Knowledge

Sometimes we hear reasoned arguments that oppose a view to which we are emotionally committed; sometimes we hear a passionate plea for a view we have good reasons to reject.
Distinguishing between belief and knowledge is not easy. Perhaps defining these concepts in terms of reason and emotion helps, but every person has their own view of what belief constitutes. Believing is not based on something we can see; it is not based on statistics or senses. …