RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full Name Richard Go 4G Section 9 LC#

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Part One: SELF SURVEY You will be handed a hard copy of a 15-item survey. You have 20 minutes to accomplish it. Part Two: SURVEY ANALYSIS A
ITEM 01. mathematical proof 02. origin of the universe 03. music 04. crime 05. function of the brain 06. lying 07. book 08. learning language 09 people 10. painting 11. population control 12. WW II 13. afterlife YOUR RESPONSES

B
LC MAJORITY

C
GROUP CONSENSUS

D
REASONS + OTHER COMMENTS

MR MR MR MR MR MR MR MR MR MR OO MR MR MR MR

MR (4/5) MR (2/5) ER (2/5) MR (3/5) MR (3/5) MR (3/5) ER (3/5) MR (3/5) MR (3/5) ER (3/5) MR (4/5) OO (2/5) MR (2/5) OO (2/5) MR (2/5) ER (2/5) MR (2/5) ER (2/5) MR (2/5) MR (3/5)

MR ER MR MR OO ER MR MR ER MR MR OO OO ER MR

Depends on how they prove it Depends if you are religious or not. Depends on your musical taste Depends on the situation of the criminal Theres only one way how the brain works. Depends on the situation of the person Depends on your taste in books There are a lot of ways to teach children to learn a language. You need other people to take care of yourself. Depends on you interpret the painting Depends on where you live and in what country There is only one exact cause for WW II. There is only one thing that happens in the afterlife, but we dont know. Depends on the book you are reading Depends on the religion

14. atoms 15. God

Record your response per item under Column A using the following codes: OO: ONLY ONE OF THE VIEWS IS RIGHT. MR: ONE VIEW CAN BE MORE RIGHT THAN THE OTHER. ER: ONE VIEW CANNOT BE MORE RIGHT THAN THE OTHER. Under Column B, record the responses that obtained the highest frequency in your LC. You may want to put the numbere.g., OO (3/5). Discuss your response per item with your Learning Circle, as well as your reasons for them. Aim for a consensus for every item. Do NOT agree based on sheer numbers. Indicate the consensus answer of your LC under Column C and your reasons (and other remarks) under Column D.

Part Three: CLASS DISCUSSION Part Four: PROCESSING After the class discussion, indicate your epistemological world view (or theory of knowledge) per domain. Domains Natural Science Human Science Art Morality Religion Item #s 1, 5, 14 4, 8, 12 3, 7, 10 6, 9 , 11 2, 13, 15 Your world view Evaluativist Relativists Relativists Relativists Absolutist Remarks
Most knowledge is based on evidences
It depends on the person and his views on the social sciences. It depends on the person and his opinion on what is beautiful in art. It depends on the person and his morality and values.

Peoples beliefs cannot be changed

Learnings, questions, comments, connections to TOK? I learned that I am a relativist in most of the areas of knowledge, and that my world view changes whenever I think of an AoK, maybe because deeper thoughts about AoKs makes one realize more things about that certain subject, which makes me question if people can have a permanent world view on AoKs. For me, I believe that being an evaluativist is best for the natural sciences and probably most of the AoKs because by being an evaluativist one looks at evidences and facts when gaining knowledge. Being a relativist means that any form of knowledge goes; however, if one is an absolutist an impression that he is an obstinate person can be made.