RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE 2

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full Name Vincent Floro 4G Section 8 LC#

Note: This is your digital worksheet. You will nd the instructions for todays module here. Perform the requested tasks using this Pages le. In other words, make it your own. Thank you!

Part One: YOUR Epistemological World Views Summarize here your ndings (even if tentative!) about your theories of knowledge. Domains Natural Science Social 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 Evaluativist Relativist Evaluativist Relativist Brief Reason + Remarks Look at data before forming conclusion. We interact in different ways Art is made up of different forms with varying degrees Based on the contexts of each situation We cannot disprove a religion fully without being exposed or being raised with it.

Part Two: Ways of Knowing How important are the different Ways of Knowing in the different domains? Rate them from 1 to 10 according to importance, with 10 as VERY IMPORTANT. If there are other ways of knowing/judging, use the last column and specify. Domains Sense Percepti on 8 7 10 8 6 Reason Language Emotion Others?

Natural Science Social Science Art Morality Religion

7 7 5 8 6

8 10 7 5 9

3 4 9 7 5

Part Three: AUTHORITY and/or EVIDENCE When you justify claims, how much do you actually rely on External Authority and Direct Evidence for every domain? Assign a percentage to each one per domain (Just make an estimate, so NO decimal points--e.g., 25.2321%!). Make sure both total 100%. Domains Natural Science Social Science % AUTHORITY 80% % EVIDENCE 20% Brief Reason + Remarks 100% I believe in what textbooks and my teachers have been teaching me throughout the years. 100% Authority has already dictated to us what has happened, what is happening, and what may happen. We often listen to what they say and no longer look at evidence. 100% Museums only take in what is c o n s i d e r e d a r t , h o w e v e r, because of different tastes a big part of evidence is still used. 100% We all have a sense of what is right and wrong and we can make decisions through evidences we see. 100% This is governed by a single authoritative body, but evidences found can alter a decision made.

70%

30%

Art

60%

40%

Morality

50%

50%

Religion

60%

40%

Some learnings, comments, connections... In my life, different people have affected the knowledge I gained. My parents have given me the ability to determine what is right and what is wrong ever since I was young. My teachers have taught me how to gain knowledge properly by using credible sources. My peers have helped me discover new things through our own personal experienced. I have become someone I am today because of these three authoritative gures in my life. However, I have also gained knowledge by myself through evidences I have gathered or come to know of. When I do experiments, although a prompt is given, I still determine the conclusion to the problem by myself. When I interact with people, despite my parents teaching me the proper etiquette, I nd out what is appropriate and what is not. Authority and evidence play a key role in a person gaining knowledge. At times they make work separately, but most of the time they work hand-in-hand.