KNOWLEDGE AS THE BASIS OF THE BELIEFS OF AN INDIVIDUAL

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of knowledge development as the basis of human belief. The author emphasizes that knowledge is the basis from which grow all human beliefs. The author approaches the study of the problem using the principle of development and traces the formation of the scientific picture of the world from mythological beliefs to modern civilization. The author also analyzes formation and structure of belief and influence on it, both the world as a whole, and internal development of the personality of the person, his delusions and their overcoming. He considers the formation of personal outlook in dynamics, notes the influence of external and internal factors on it. The author notes that the question of the correlation between the worldview and the scientific picture of the world cannot be solved unambiguously, these concepts coincide and at the same time do not coincide. The author also notes the peculiarities of the formation of personal worldview, when there is a discrepancy between its level and the worldview of the society or social group to which the person belongs. This discrepancy overcomes to the extent, when a function of the worldview grows up, that contributes the development of relevant sustainable skills of thinking and practical action. So the belief of the individual is formed.