Emotions are in most cases elusive. However, it is the first way applied and used to gain knowledge. An example would be a baby's first cry at birth. Emotions shape the way we think and behave, thus influencing our interpretation of the world around us and how we respond to the circumstances present in it. It also affects how we interpret perceptions and language, selective memory, and how we apply our reasoning. “Philosophers in particular now tend to agree that there is a connection between how one's emotions are to be described and the nature of the beliefs or knowledge on which it is based.” (Gordon, Robert M. 408) Emotions can be considered an obstacle to our knowledge or a source of knowledge. In this essay I will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of emotions in two areas of knowledge, namely religious knowledge and scientific knowledge. Religion is a belief system that consists of elements that cannot be fully supported or explained by natural science. Of all the fields of knowledge, it is perhaps the most controversial. While some people may embrace their religion as the ultimate truth of their life, others are indifferent to such possibilities. Examples of religion include Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Believers encounter emotional experiences, which help strengthen their faith to bridge the knowledge gap in religion. Faith allows us to accept things as knowledge even without the definitive evidence of our senses or our reason. Emotions have a positive impact on religion and can be used as an effective way of knowing. In their places of worship, most religions organize congregational activities for their believers that evoke a heightened state of emotions, which in turn encourages them in their..... . half of the document ......new theories in the pursuit of scientific knowledge, can also hinder and hinder scientific progress. One such example would be the Nazis' rejection of Einstein's theory of relativity due to racial discrimination. A 1939 article in a bulletin published by the most prestigious Nazi research institute on the 'Jewish question' argued that he was not a scientific genius, but a typical useless Jew. This typical Nazi propaganda was directed against Einstein by claiming that "there is nothing new in the theory of relativity and, even if there was, Einstein plagiarized it." (Redlin 3-4) After analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of emotions in the area of ​​religious knowledge and scientific knowledge, I believe, in conclusion, that emotion is most justified as the basis of knowledge and has the ability to produce a more positive impact experience in both of these areas.