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1 Chapter 4 Beyond Feelings What Does It Mean To Know?

2 What Does It Mean to Know? How sure are you of the following things? (Scale of 1-10) -What color were the flowers? -What kind of flowers were they? -What color was Mrs. Smythe’s hat? -What was the butler holding? -What color jacket was the man in the picture over the fireplace wearing? -What color hair did the dead man have?

3 Requirements of Knowing Must realize that we have the right answer Must understand details, complex processes, principles, steps Must have the ability to express what we know & how we know it

4 Testing Your Own Knowledge True or False? 1. Women are nurturing but men are not. 2. African Americans had little or no part in settling the American West. 3. Expressing anger has the effect of reducing it & making us feel better. 4. Before Columbus arrived in the new world, Native Americans lived in peace with one another & in respectful harmony with the environment. 5. Employers import unskilled labor from other countries to save money.

5 How We Come to Know

6 Why Knowing Is Difficult Christopher Columbus Reported UFO sighting- Oregon (1950)

7 http:// Is Faith a Form of Knowledge? ARTICLE: Is Science Disproving God? Are Science & God mutually exclusive? Click on the picture!  Knowledge and faith are NOT mutually exclusive, they can both exist!  Religious faith suggests belief in something that can NOT be proved & that’s ok!  Ultimately, it’s up to you!

8 Obstacles to Knowledge Whenever you are unsure…  don’t convince yourself that you are sure  proceed with caution  use words like “I think”  don’t be afraid to say you don’t know


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