RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full NameSectionLC#Vincent Floro4G8

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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

ABCDITEMYOUR
RESPONSESLC MAJORITYGROUP CONSENSUSREASONS + OTHER COMMENTS01. mathematical proofMRER(3/5)ERThere are a lot of ways to prove something e.g. quadratic equation.02. origin of the universeMRMR(4/5)MRThere is no evidence that God

created the universe in seven days. An event can only happen in one way depending on context.03. musicERER(4/5)ERIts an opinion. MR if providing a means of criteria and a general consensus. 04. crimeMRMR(3/5)MRSituation of each criminal, psychology. 05. function of the brainMRMRER (2/5)(2/5)No consensusApplicability and the content present within the books. 06. lyingMRMRER(2/5) (2/5)No consensusBased on context and personal belief07. bookERER(5/5)ERSome books lack information or are outdated.08. learning languageMRMR(3/5)MRLanguage can be learned through many ways but one can be better based on situation.09 peopleMRMR(3/5)MRMajority and minority play a key role.10. paintingERER(5/5)ERArt is formed through each persons own feelings, thoughts, etc. 11. population controlERMR(3/5)MRThere will always be a better way to control a populations growth that will appeal to all.12. WW IIMROOMR (2/5)(2/5)No consensusThere are different views to how the war started and these views have diff. biases.13. afterlifeERER(3/5)EREach religion has a different view on an afterlife or if there is one. 14. atomsOOOO(3/5)OOWe often believe in what has been taught to us for the past years.15. GodMROOER(2/5)(2/5)No consensusPeople with different situations produce different views.

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. DomainsItem #sYour world viewRemarksSocial Sciences4-8-9-12EvaluativistI take into consideration the different evidences that relate to each persons situation.Art3-710RelativistI believe that different forms of art made by various people can all be acceptable if their skill and context is taken into consideration.Religion 2-13-15Relativist I do have faith in my own religion, however, with all the diff. religions in the world that have various views cannot be denounced.Ethics6-11Evaluativist Right and wrong can be determined through evidence and what society deems correct.Natural Sciences 1-214Evaluativist Scientific facts can be achieved through experiments and trial and error thus whichever is more certain is correct.

Learnings, questions, comments, connections to TOK?

During the discussion in class, I came to know that each person has a different epistemological world view. There is sometimes a majority, which means a lot of students in class would fall under one type of world view. Emotion would play a key role too because we all have a firm stance that cannot simply be altered by other people.