Today in class, we discussed the theory that knowledge is a justified true belief. How do we know when something is true and justified? I think that most of the things students learn in school is not true or justified to them. For example, a student learns about World War II. How does the student actually know if what he or she is learning is true and justified? How do any of us know that events in history as we know them are true and justified? We believe them, because trusted authority figures tell us that these events happened a certain way. But since we have not experienced these things, we cannot know if this "knowledge" is true and justified. It seems to me that the only way for a belief to be justified is if one has experienced something in the world to confirm the belief. So, a justified belief is really only justified for the person who has experienced something that justifies the belief. Therefore, most of the things we learn in school are not justified true beliefs to the learner. So, knowledge claims are obviously beliefs, and they can be justified through experience.
Question: How can a knowledge claim be proven true?
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