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In what ways do our values affect our acquisition of knowledge? - Coggle…

- - - - The definition talks about acquiring information, facts or skill through experience or education. Is education standard for everyone? No. There are different boards and different students take different boards depending on what they think is important - e.g. if I think theoretical knowledge and taking exams is important, I'll sign up for IGCSE, whereas if I think application and real-world context is more important, then I'll enrol for the IB. Everyone learns different things depending on the board/quality of education/amount of education they receive, which is determined by their choices and values.
      - On the other hand, experience – which is the other method mentioned in the definition – is not universal and is subjective. Our experiences shape us, and even if multiple people go through the same thing, what they take out of it is different.
      - Therefore, most knowledge is subjective. While there are universal truths that have been backed up by evidence – for example, currently, we believe that the Earth is round, and it's been backed up by pages of evidence from scientists. This is universal and objective – unless new theories come out which have evidence to back it up and disprove the current one, this truth applies to everyone and cannot be seen in different ways. However, apart from universal truths, knowledge to one person is based on their values, experiences and beliefs, which all determine the way they interpret it.