Is there such thing as false knowledge?

Is there such thing as false knowledge?

In the theory of knowledge course, the term “knowledge” is defined as a “justified true belief”. This often means that as long as someone is able to provide a logical reason and justification for their knowledge, it can be considered as truth. Although there is no concrete definitions for the term “truth”, I think that it refers to the “quality or state of something being true”. Furthermore, I think that the claim that one is reasoning about can only be either true or false, and not both.

Whether or not there is such thing as false knowledge is debatable. Some people may argue that there isn’t such thing as false knowledge, and may further explain that all knowledge is true. On the other hand, there are those who believe that there is such thing as false knowledge. The people that support the existence of false knowledge may believe that if something isn’t justifiable, then it cannot be considered as truth, and hence would become false knowledge.

In my opinion, I believe that there is such thing as false knowledge. This is because if someone isn’t able to provide a logical reason, and/or a justification for the knowledge claim, then it cannot be considered as truth. In addition, I also think that knowledge can be replaced with new information, causing the some of the previous knowledge regarding the subject to become false. An example of this is when humans believed that the world was flat. Previously, perceiving the world to be flat was completely reasonable, and many people had provided various justifications to support this knowledge claim, which caused it to be “true”. However, overtime, this knowledge was replaced with new information, which further provided evidence that the world is a spherical shape, which caused any of the old knowledge regarding the world being flat to become “false” knowledge.  Furthermore, there are also other cases in which false knowledge could exist. When a person purposely lies, knowing that they are not telling the truth, it can be considered as “False” knowledge.

As a student who takes chemistry, it has come to my attention that the extent to which something is true or false in the sciences is a big part. This is because, for something to be considered as truth in the sciences, it would have to be tested numerous times, and many people would have to come to an agreement. On the other hand, if something had not been tested sufficiently, and there is almost nothing to validate the theory, then it cannot be considered as truth, and would rather be considered to be false knowledge.