Taking part in the Theory of
Knowledge class with Ms. Muge, has definitely turned my world upside down. One
of the first activities that took place as soon as we entered the class, was
looking at the levitating water machine that produced water droplets that
appeared to be flowing in slow motion, as well from top to bottom and bottom to
top, which definitely caused confusion within the class, including myself, on
whether or not what we observed was real. Endless questions were arising about
our beliefs on certain topics, and our knowledge on them. This included our
trust towards others; this was brought up through an activity in which we were instructed
to draw a straight line and measure it. Everyone called out their measurements
and Ms. Muge recorded. She then asked the question of how we know these
measurements are accurate, as anyone could’ve faked it.
In the end, I concluded that as we
discover more about the wonders of our planet, more questions take place, including:
"what is knowledge? Where do we get our knowledge from? How are our
beliefs justified? How do we identify the world around us? Do we even know
anything at all?" Such arguments trigger the brain to question ones
existence and understanding overall.
Taken as a whole, the class was very
exciting, entertaining, and informative, as we were conducting simple
experiments that yet caused great misperception and perplexity within the class.
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