Wednesday, September 16, 2009

What Do You Know? TOK Part 1

Under what circumstances could you be sure you knew something?

Under no circumstances could you be sure you knew anything. Nothing is sure in the world, not even the speed of light. Everyone’s reality is different, therefore there is no reality but your own.

Everything is relative to what we know.

1. You must believe before you know something is true.

2. It must be true before you believe it.

3. Truth is eternal, it does not change.

What is the difference between believing and knowing something?

Believing is you think it is true but you are not sure. Knowing is that you believe it is fact, even though it may not be. The difference is how strongly you believe in something.

Can a statement be true for you and not true for someone else? (what is truth?)

As previously answered, truth is reality, and each person has their own reality, therefore there is no one truth.

Under what circumstances could you justifiably claim your watch keeps perfect time?

There is no such thing as perfect time because it is something we invented. Therefore no one person has the answer or perfect time.

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