RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full Name Bernell Go 4G Section 4 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 14. atoms 15. God YOUR RESPONSES

B
LC MAJORITY

C
GROUP CONSENSUS

D
REASONS + OTHER COMMENTS

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

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

ER OO ER no consensus MR no consensus ER MR no consensus no consensus no consensus no consensus no consensus no consensus no consensus

There can be many different solutions in getting an answer There is only one way to create the universe No one can set the standards of which music is better There can be many theories describing one truth No one can set the standards of which books are better There can be some methods better than the others

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 Science/Math Ethics Art Religion Human Science Item #s 1, 2, 5, 14 6, 11 3, 7, 10 2, 13, 15 4, 8, 9, 12 Your world view Evaluativist Relativist Relativist Relativist Relativist Remarks
There may be many theories, but one can more correct than another The values in ethics are formed are based on how someone was raised Everyone has different tastes and perspectives in art There are many religions with different beliefs but are still believed in There are different interpretations and approaches in studying a person

Learnings, questions, comments, connections to TOK? Developing an evaluativist way of viewing things shows how someone questions the knowledge presented to him. An evaluativist thinker does not readily accepts a claim, he inputs his own understanding on that area and demands for proofs to validate that claim presented. Disagreeing or agreeing with a claim enables a person to be able to improve a claim by presenting his own side. We are encouraged to have this way of thinking so that we will be able to improve on each others ideas. I can relate this to my TOK lessons because in TOK, we are also required to take a stand in the different knowledge issues. In taking a stand, we question the other side and this way, present our own insights. This is similar to how an evaluativist thinks. Also, a relativist and an absolutist are similar to each other and anything presented to them can be true. They just accept. We have to veer away from these kinds of insights to be able to be more have a say in the knowledge we gain.