Every knowledge around us is built from stories and facts. At first glance, when considering the authenticity of the statement whether stories or facts are the parts to build knowledge, it is important to understand the key terms by defining them from the beginning. A fact represents theory that has been proven by scientific research or actual observations, while story is a narrative based on fiction. A fact is usually a statement that describes a truth in a short explanation. It is the study that focuses on nature and involves experiments and theories. This is very logical and is supported by evidence and reasons. Absolute facts usually appear in natural sciences because natural science does not have the involvement of radical imagination which has no influence in their scientific research, unlike art. To understand whether knowledge is accumulated from stories or facts, the definition of knowledge is past experience that has been justified as true. People usually gain knowledge through life experience, religion, education, or other places. Knowledge can be wrong and it can be a belief. Scientific knowledge is reliable but understanding is changing rapidly. History is an example of less reliable knowledge. As the only area of ​​knowledge that records and demonstrates past human experiences, history may not work as well as the natural sciences in presenting knowledge because it focuses on describing facts in story form. Being one of the areas of knowledge based mainly on facts, the natural sciences are the possible corresponding field of knowledge that concerns the “reason” that allows people to go beyond the immediate experience of ... middle of paper ... ... somehow. Ultimately, different points of view influence the understanding of the topic, and the understanding of knowledge depends on how we analyze it. Works Cited1. Wikipedia. 2014. Nanjing Massacre. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre. [Accessed 18 May 14].2. World time. 2012. The Nanjing Massacre: Scenes from a Horrible Massacre 75 Years Ago. [ONLINE] Available at: http://world.time.com/2012/12/13/the-nanjing-massacre-scenes-from-a-hideous-slaughter-75-years-ago/. [Accessed 19 May 14].3. BBC News. 2005. Textbook dispute raises concern in Japan. [ONLINE] Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4439923.stm. [Accessed 18 May 14].4. What is the null hypothesis? 2014. What is the null hypothesis? [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-null-hypothesis.htm. [Accessed May 25 2014].