—If you don’t understand it, then how do you know that what is revealed to you, is accurate—
On authority, like when we accept the authority of human experts. The analogy is imperfect because human authority is fallible, unlike divine authority.
How do you know the authority is really what you believe it to be?
I think it’s called faith, not knowledge...unless of course, your faith is your knowledge, then anyones faith would be knowledge. Can’t prove it, can’t disprove it.