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RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE 2 GOD MATTERS

XS IB CLE 2012-2013

Full Name Section LC#Patrick Sheldon Ko Wee 4H 1

Note: This is your digital worksheet. You will find the instructions for todays module here. Perform the

requested tasks using this Pages file. In other words, make it your own. Thank you!

Part One: YOUR Epistemological World ViewsSummarize here your findings (even if tentative!) about your philosophies of knowledge:Absolutist, Relativist, or Rationalist?

Domains Item #s YOUR Philo of K Brief Reason + Remarks

Natural Science 1, 5, 14 Rationalist Science is explained by evidence.

Social Science 4, 8, 12 Relativist You never know what runs in peoples minds.

Art 3, 7, 10 Rationalist I lean to being one since I reason out in Art.

Morality 6, 9, 11 RelativistThere are some occasions when you cant just

follow the right reason.

Religion 2, 13, 15 Relativist Its sometimes hard to see the light.

Part Two: Ways of KnowingHow important are the different Ways of Knowing in the different domains? Rank themfrom 1 to 5 according to importance, with 1 as MOST IMPORTANT.

If you think there are other ways of knowing/judging, use the last column and specify.

DomainsSense

PerceptionReason Language Emotion Others?

NaturalScience

1 2 3 4Intuition/Gut Feel5

SocialScience

4 1 2 3Intuition/Gut Feel5

Art 1 5 4 2Intuition/Gut Feel3

Morality 5 1 2 3Intuition/Gut Feel4

Religion 4 1 2 3Intuition/Gut Feel5

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Part Three: AUTHORITY and/or EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

When you justify claims, how much do you actually rely on External Authority and DirectEvidence for every domain? Assign a percentage to each one per domain (Just make anestimate, so NO decimal points--e.g., 25.2321%!). Make sure both total 100%.

Domains %AUTHORITY

%EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

Brief Reason + Remarks

Natural Science 20 80 100% Most of scientific theories canbe proven through things wesee (sense perception).

Social Science 50 50 100% We can get primary sourcesor if not, secondary sources

that will tell us of whathappened etc. which hasevidence. The politicaltheories et al are authority.

Art 90 10 100% Authorities generally tell uswhat is beautiful. How theheck can we think the paintingMona Lisa is beautifulcompared to modern artists?

Morality 100 0 100% It is ingrained into our brainsever since we were childrenwhat is moral and immoral.Since the afterlife issupposedly where ourmorality will be judged, andno one has seen the afterlife,we only rely on authority

Religion 98 2 100% We know Jesus and feel himthrough how other people tellus about him. We never getphysical evidence. We maysee his presence through howother people tell us how he ispresent.

Why do you think there is no OPINION in Part Three?Some other learnings, comments, connections...

Opinion is practically authority, since we are conditioned by them. Quite aninteresting exercise.