TOK 3 Prompts
- What are the implication of having, or not having knowledge?
- To what extent is certainty attainable?
- What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?
Roko's Basilisk
Atomic bomb
Doctor's liscene
Harry Potter: Dumbledore being gay
Dice math problem
Doctor's liscene
Rape victems
Sports player
Truth is created by the Author JK Rowling
Given conditions
Mathematical calculations applied to real life eg. NASA
Mass harm potential
Great power comes great responsibility
Implication: Ability to save lives
Learning from self about self
Learning from others about truth and others
Gained knowledge that is otherwise unobtainable
What she states is true no matter what
Those who disagree with her statements are creating their own version of Harry Potter, that is no longer the official one (It is not true anymore)
Many years of school required to obtain
Symbolizes lots of knowledge
Math: Level of certainty
Keywords
Implications
Having/ Not having
Knowledge vs Wisdom
Knowledge
Wisdom
Knows how to use knowledge
Knows truth in itself, may not know how to use it
Benefits
Limitations
- Dont need to rely on others
- Satisfcation of finding truth
- Social benefits: Knowledge is seen as power
- Having knowledge of certain things can make life easier (eg. know how to start car)
- Lots of effort to learn
- Can cause stress to maintain/gain knowledge
- Power of knowledge in wrong hands can cause harm to others
- Evil demon: All knowledge is impossible
Effects (positive and negative)
Yes or No definitive answer
Knowledge
Truth in perceived world
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