All that we know is a development of our thoughts. By this I mean, more simply, that our perception is our reality. To truly know something, you must first observe, and you can only observe from your own perception. We can therefore logically conclude that our perception shapes what we know to be true. But what is perception? That which we see? That which we think? That which we hear from others? Yes. Our perception is shaped by all that occurs around us, be it through our own senses or others. If one says they know something, and you trust their perception, it can shape your perception, which in turn, makes you know as well. But what if your perception conflicts with another person’s perception? Can a reality be inherently false? Ah, to you, maybe, but to the other, your reality just as flawed. We all know that the sky is blue, but do we all see blue the same way? Maybe my blue looks like your yellow. We cannot know, because we cannot perceive through another’s perception - we can only learn and accept.
Many of the things we believe in, our core tenets that influence such important things as our political and perhaps religious beliefs, have roots in where we spent our early childhood. For a good while in a child's early development, all they know to be true is taken from their parents. The way they talk, behave, think, are all influenced by the way their parent's do these things. You can see this influence everywhere you go. It is why some areas are more politically conservative or liberal, follow a certain religion. By the time you are old enough to start forming your own genuine opinions based on what you observe and learn, those influences by your parents have been embedded so deep within your psyche that they become truly your own as well. And those views of the world will go on to affect how you form new views later on in life.Of course, this is not 100% true 100% of the time, but I don't think anyone would deny that your upbringing has a profound impact on the person you grow up to be. It is why children from broken homes are less likely to be successful than those from more stable backgrounds. Whether we realize it or not, we all at one point or another succumb to the tremendous influence that not just our parents, but our siblings, other relatives, and friends have on us. Without them none of us would be who we are, and none of us would know what we know.
We know what we know from the knowledge passed down to us. From textbooks, novels, teachers, students, celebrities, and many more. But, there are those moments when you have this notion, and you just know that it is right. This reassuring feeling inside you that you can just tell, something is going to happen. It just comes naturally, that hunch or inclination you think it in your head. It is almost like people are a little psychic. For example, I was driving to school the other day and I decided I wanted Starbucks. I knew I had a gift card but I wasn't sure how much money on it. I just got it and there was $25 but I know I used it a few times. I had this weird feeling inside of me that when I was going to be paying for the drink, the card would not work. Sure enough, when I got to the registrar to pay, my card was empty.
We know what we know because we know it. Well, wasn’t that just a mouthful of confusion served on a platter? I think that we prove every day what we know about life, love, family, respect, success, and responsibility. We make choices from the moment we open our eyes in the morning (or at night..or whenever) choices that are decided by us based on what we know and what we’ve been taught. I’m saying this because we only make decisions based on what we know. I know that sounds repetitive but there’s almost no other way I can put it. Or at least I don’t think so. I’m not saying that because we know what we know we always make the “right” decisions but that’s because we always think of the pros and cons of our possible decisions. There’s never a simple answer, we’re conflicted most of the time just trying to choose what’s right (what we’ve been taught) but then again we want to choose what’s the most fun or beneficial outcome for us in the moment. Even though at times we choose to neglect what know we know, that does not change the fact that we know it.
Everything we know comes from belief. We chose to believe the written history of our country just like others chose to believe in their religions. If one did not have belief in what they deem true, then nothing can be proven. This knowledge can be personally acceptance or simply accepted through following the societal norms. Without belief in the truth of any particular knowledge, we do not know anything.
How do we know what we know? This question is based on our definition of knowledge and what we are able to understand. We create reality in our own ways, depends which way you look at it. We know on what we create in our minds or what we have seen or experience in the past.
We know what we know mainly through personal endeavors and observations. If a toddler touches a hot stove, they will learn to not touch the stove because of the pain. The process of trial & error is a huge factor in how we learn. The things that you don't know from personal experience and observation are taught to us by others. Family, teachers, and others in your life constantly give you knowledge. The amount that someone knows can differ depending on one's situation growing up. Someone who grows up in an affluent family and goes to an expensive private school has the opportunity to have more academic knowledge then someone who grows up in a poorer family in a not-so-good neighborhood. However, the person who grows up in a bad neighborhood will probably have much more street smarts then the rich person. How you grow up and your personal endeavors define your knowledge.
How do we know what we know. Well to properly answer this question it depends on one's definition of knowledge. If knowledge means that a particular piece of information is 100% accurate, to all people and in all cases, then I think knowledge is almost always illusion and is relative. this is because if you know “strawberries are a red fruit” someone might disagree. then how could you prove your definition of red is the same as someone elses. Since so much of knowledge is based on personal perception there can never truely be an unbiased piece of information. However; If you were to think of knowledge as being what you individually fine to be true then I think that your opinion becomes the law. But what if you have a abnormal opinion and almost every disagrees with you. For example if I said “Puppies are not cute” many people may look at me in dismay. But for me, it is the truth, and, to me, is 100% correct. This is because the only world that we can truly experience is our own. Meaning that our opinions and our personal truths must be 100% accurate. This ties into faith, placebo effect and love.
I believe that we know what we know through experience. This experience can be acquired from moments in life, as it is in the case of learning how to act in social situations and following general behavioral norms. This experience can also be gained from past experiences in history-- we learn lessons and fundamental knowledge. All of these progressions are observed and ingrained into our minds. Then, how we choose to perceive and act upon the knowledge that we have acquired is up to us.
All that we know is a development of our thoughts. By this I mean, more simply, that our perception is our reality. To truly know something, you must first observe, and you can only observe from your own perception. We can therefore logically conclude that our perception shapes what we know to be true.
ReplyDeleteBut what is perception? That which we see? That which we think? That which we hear from others? Yes. Our perception is shaped by all that occurs around us, be it through our own senses or others. If one says they know something, and you trust their perception, it can shape your perception, which in turn, makes you know as well.
But what if your perception conflicts with another person’s perception? Can a reality be inherently false? Ah, to you, maybe, but to the other, your reality just as flawed.
We all know that the sky is blue, but do we all see blue the same way? Maybe my blue looks like your yellow. We cannot know, because we cannot perceive through another’s perception - we can only learn and accept.
Many of the things we believe in, our core tenets that influence such important things as our political and perhaps religious beliefs, have roots in where we spent our early childhood. For a good while in a child's early development, all they know to be true is taken from their parents. The way they talk, behave, think, are all influenced by the way their parent's do these things. You can see this influence everywhere you go. It is why some areas are more politically conservative or liberal, follow a certain religion. By the time you are old enough to start forming your own genuine opinions based on what you observe and learn, those influences by your parents have been embedded so deep within your psyche that they become truly your own as well. And those views of the world will go on to affect how you form new views later on in life.Of course, this is not 100% true 100% of the time, but I don't think anyone would deny that your upbringing has a profound impact on the person you grow up to be. It is why children from broken homes are less likely to be successful than those from more stable backgrounds. Whether we realize it or not, we all at one point or another succumb to the tremendous influence that not just our parents, but our siblings, other relatives, and friends have on us. Without them none of us would be who we are, and none of us would know what we know.
ReplyDeleteWe know what we know from the knowledge passed down to us. From textbooks, novels, teachers, students, celebrities, and many more. But, there are those moments when you have this notion, and you just know that it is right. This reassuring feeling inside you that you can just tell, something is going to happen. It just comes naturally, that hunch or inclination you think it in your head. It is almost like people are a little psychic. For example, I was driving to school the other day and I decided I wanted Starbucks. I knew I had a gift card but I wasn't sure how much money on it. I just got it and there was $25 but I know I used it a few times. I had this weird feeling inside of me that when I was going to be paying for the drink, the card would not work. Sure enough, when I got to the registrar to pay, my card was empty.
ReplyDeleteWe know what we know because we know it. Well, wasn’t that just a mouthful of confusion served on a platter? I think that we prove every day what we know about life, love, family, respect, success, and responsibility. We make choices from the moment we open our eyes in the morning (or at night..or whenever) choices that are decided by us based on what we know and what we’ve been taught. I’m saying this because we only make decisions based on what we know. I know that sounds repetitive but there’s almost no other way I can put it. Or at least I don’t think so. I’m not saying that because we know what we know we always make the “right” decisions but that’s because we always think of the pros and cons of our possible decisions. There’s never a simple answer, we’re conflicted most of the time just trying to choose what’s right (what we’ve been taught) but then again we want to choose what’s the most fun or beneficial outcome for us in the moment. Even though at times we choose to neglect what know we know, that does not change the fact that we know it.
ReplyDeleteEverything we know comes from belief. We chose to believe the written history of our country just like others chose to believe in their religions. If one did not have belief in what they deem true, then nothing can be proven. This knowledge can be personally acceptance or simply accepted through following the societal norms. Without belief in the truth of any particular knowledge, we do not know anything.
ReplyDeleteHow do we know what we know? This question is based on our definition of knowledge and what we are able to understand. We create reality in our own ways, depends which way you look at it. We know on what we create in our minds or what we have seen or experience in the past.
ReplyDeleteWe know what we know mainly through personal endeavors and observations. If a toddler touches a hot stove, they will learn to not touch the stove because of the pain. The process of trial & error is a huge factor in how we learn. The things that you don't know from personal experience and observation are taught to us by others. Family, teachers, and others in your life constantly give you knowledge. The amount that someone knows can differ depending on one's situation growing up. Someone who grows up in an affluent family and goes to an expensive private school has the opportunity to have more academic knowledge then someone who grows up in a poorer family in a not-so-good neighborhood. However, the person who grows up in a bad neighborhood will probably have much more street smarts then the rich person. How you grow up and your personal endeavors define your knowledge.
ReplyDeleteHow do we know what we know. Well to properly answer this question it depends on one's definition of knowledge. If knowledge means that a particular piece of information is 100% accurate, to all people and in all cases, then I think knowledge is almost always illusion and is relative. this is because if you know “strawberries are a red fruit” someone might disagree. then how could you prove your definition of red is the same as someone elses. Since so much of knowledge is based on personal perception there can never truely be an unbiased piece of information.
ReplyDeleteHowever; If you were to think of knowledge as being what you individually fine to be true then I think that your opinion becomes the law. But what if you have a abnormal opinion and almost every disagrees with you. For example if I said “Puppies are not cute” many people may look at me in dismay. But for me, it is the truth, and, to me, is 100% correct. This is because the only world that we can truly experience is our own. Meaning that our opinions and our personal truths must be 100% accurate. This ties into faith, placebo effect and love.
I believe that we know what we know through experience. This experience can be acquired from moments in life, as it is in the case of learning how to act in social situations and following general behavioral norms. This experience can also be gained from past experiences in history-- we learn lessons and fundamental knowledge. All of these progressions are observed and ingrained into our minds. Then, how we choose to perceive and act upon the knowledge that we have acquired is up to us.
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