Knowledge is not necessarily defined as a fact though and doesn't have to be proven true. Knowledge is defined as "facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education." You can have knowledge of something, but the knowledge could be wrong due to bad teaching or personal experiences that the individual misinterprets. Think of people who think that the earth is flat or believe that vaccines are bad. They have knowledge of something that isn't substantiated by anything meaningful. That being said a person who believes in god may have the knowledge of a higher power actually existing, but generally religions are based on faith and not substantial evidence and as an atheist that doesn't do anything to convince me that a higher power exists.
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Knowledge is not necessarily defined as a fact though and doesn't have to be proven true. Knowledge is defined as "facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education." You can have knowledge of something, but the knowledge could be wrong due to bad teaching or personal experiences that the individual misinterprets. Think of people who think that the earth is flat or believe that vaccines are bad. They have knowledge of something that isn't substantiated by anything meaningful. That being said a person who believes in god may have the knowledge of a higher power actually existing, but generally religions are based on faith and not substantial evidence and as an atheist that doesn't do anything to convince me that a higher power exists.