RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full Name Chase Yao Section H4-G IB 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 YOUR RESPONSES

B
LC MAJORITY

C
GROUP CONSENSUS

D
REASONS + OTHER COMMENTS

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

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

ER OO ER MR MR NC ER MR NC NC OO NC NC OO NC

Because both proofs can prove the result There is only way to create the universe: supernatural No one can dictate the standards for choosing which type of music is better. because there can be many theories describing ONE TRUTH no one can set the standards for what is the best

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

Record your response per item under Column A using the following codes: OO: ONLY ONE OF THE VIEWS IS RIGHT. absulitist 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 social sciences Item #s 4, 8, 9, 12 Your world view evaluativist Remarks
There can be many theories but one can show more important ndings. Social sciences are similar to the nat. Sci. In the sense that there can be different explanations but one is more correct than the other. I feel that religion is more relativist since each person may have their own belief, but all of their beliefs point to peace. I feel that the arts are more for evaluativists since the concept of beautiful art is dependent on one persons appreciation of the art, but though this may seem relative, there are standards in art that make art works nicer than others. Morality can have many theories but only one can make sure the human race still exist

physical science

2, 5, 14

evaluativist

religion

2, 13, 15

relativist

art

3, 7, 10

evaluativist

ethics

6, 11

evaluativist

Learnings, questions, comments, connections to TOK? One thing I learned that I had previously had no idea of was the fact that absolutist and relativist stances are rather lazy answers, and when I thought about it, each of the areas of knowing deserve to be given an evaluativist stance. Ive was surprised to learn that though my class may be predominantly relative when it comes to art, and yet they are all unable to answer our teachers question with regards to why there are certain types of art that no one deems to be beautiful and why there are classical pieces of art. This inability to answer could suggest that there really are standards to art and that it is not purely subjective.