2. Analysis:
Religion is based primarily on received "knowledge" which is why religions have acquired the collective label of "Belief Systems", for if you did not receive the information directly yourself, you can never from a rational standpoint be absolutely sure that it is 100% true. Hence it is a belief. Of coarse this applies to a wide range of received information not just religion. This brings one to the question... "what exactly is a belief?" It could be said that a belief is strong resonance with a concept that cannot or has not yet been proven. It would seem reasonable to say that if one has a belief, they are automatic accepting that it is not something that can be known for a fact is true. Having said this however, there are many sub beliefs within religions, that is to say that it is being implied here that If there was already evidence that what is claimed in a religious text in its entirety is true, then faith would not be a result of its effect. Faith is a feeling, it pertains to the heart and the intuitive right brain. When one knows something is true the left brain labels and categorises it, even if it is something outside the conventional realm of reasoning if a person thinks they know something that is absolute and pertaining to spirituality then the left brain is at work. The left brain seeks conclusiveness it yearns for a point of arrival, such is the result of the act of thinking one knows something absolute. Every religion has in some way an element of mystery, something that inhibits an evident certainty of knowing it is 100% true. This is why religion is a method of inducing faith.
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You seem to be implying there is a definable distinction between 'knowledge' and 'belief'. How can anything be classed as true with 100% certainty? Knowledge is a form of belief: 'knowledge' can be equated to 'belief which is commonly agreed upon'.