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movement in this world today. People would find no reason to look for new knowledge and further advancement. In other words, people must have strong beliefs through faith, and it is in this way that new and more ideas are created. Thus solely through absolute faith (or arrogance of religion), has religion played a major factor in the revelation of the uncertainty of knowledge. Their faiths have been molded into certain knowledge by their arrogance alone. Though some scientists question the justifiable resources of religion, they fail to ponder whether their ‘religion’ or faith in science is equitable in itself. Scientists state that the arrogance of religion is causing misconception in this world today, but is it not their own discoveries and misleading equations that create

our concerns in this skeptical society? Once again how do we even know that science can be proven? How do we know that evidence is justifiable? Science could merely be a series of illusions, by which there is no tangible evidence. If there were no faith in the authoritative dictators of science, where would we be today? Thus there is not only an arrogance of religion, but also an ‘arrogance of science’ as well. Scientists believe that everything plausible has a reputable solution or experimental evidence, and that through the use of the empirical or deductive method of thinking a statement of knowledge can be made. This is nothing but a mere arrogance in itself. Just as religion is based on faith, science is based on religion. Without the use of religion in science, there

would not be any experiments in the first place. If a person did not have a faith or belief in something, then how could this person have faith upon his own discoveries or experiments? Hence, faith upon science has allowed scientists to create their own certainty of knowledge. But in reality, all of their knowledge is just as uncertain as that of a religious authoritarian. A portrayal of the documentation of history epitomizes the uncertainties in faith and knowledge. When a historian or any human being for that matter records a situation or an event, he must include his personal opinion. Whether these opinions are subtle or quite overt, this person is never the less personalizing his facts. Though events have indeed taken place in the past, when a historian writes about such an

event he will always add personal view to the text. He will judge what is important and what should be left out. By simply emphasizing that a fact is important he is therefore inserting an opinion. As one witnesses some kind of data, a type of subconscious analysis is almost instantly being activated. At the very instant a person begins to write ‘history’, he is using personal judgments and reflections. Without such judgment, how could anything be recorded? It is virtually impossible to do so. All humans are unique individuals, who have certain perspectives and beliefs. Thus, when an individual is recording history, interpretation leaves room for opinionated facts. Actions and sources seen by a single historian could very well be totally different from the perception of a

fellow historian. Thus who and what does a knowledge seeker believe? Since there is not one universal portrayal of history, there will always be an uncertainty as to what to consider to be knowledgeable and what to consider to be useless. The basic duty of a historian is to foretell the mysteries of the past occurrences. This task is usually performed through the method of storytelling. Using imagery, categorization, and reasoning abilities, a historian is indeed portraying elements of writing an enhanced historical portrayal. Whenever a piece of information is recorded, a judgment of some type is produced. In order to create coherency and fluency, a historian must add superfluous information to provide the reader with a well understanding of the data. When a historian writes

about something he sees, he is writing of what he thought he saw, or theorized, for the historian could have made a misjudgment. This illustrates the power of the historian; if he makes a slight mistake due to a likely inaccuracy (because nobody is perfect), history could be changed forever. This judgment of the historian is bound by no limits, and will constantly digress society from the actual representation. Thus, how is one suppose to accept these historical texts as knowledgeable? With so many viewpoints, it seems impossible to gain from historical texts what actually happened in the past. In comparison to the historian, we, in our society today, also make judgments and assumptions in everyday life. Whether the situation be minute and worthless, or significant and grand,