12 Theory of Knowledge 2013-2014

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This is an excellent article from al Jazeera, Hareth. Thank you for sharing. While the abstractions of "International Law," generally projected by the United States government, are inherently convoluted and ripe with "double-standards," I still have to admit that I enjoyed my traditional 75-day libations to ease the struggle of international "peace-waging," so to speak.

Antonion Damasio is one of the world's leading neuroscientists (Appeal to Authority). Have a look at his take on how your emotions influence your sense of awareness.

I liked most of what he said, but I think that we are no closer to "World Peace" than we were 100/300/10^6 years ago. I think the opposite is true, with our logic being put to further and less productive uses (nuclear/chemical/biological/psychological weapons) we are actually regressing as a species. I also think that the emotions are not simply built upon with logic/reason but also lost with the growth in these areas. With the onslaught of pure reason that we have today I think the loss of feeling has led to a general loss of direction in society and has proven to be just as destructive as illogical and irrational behaviour has been in the past. True, a purely emotional response is often not thought through and is very impulsive; but a purely logical (I would like to say objective/subjective but I think these are not the same things at all) response can lead to dead-ends and the assumption that things must follow fixed rules.

Think you can read how another person feels? Give this quick quiz a try!

i got 7/10 right...hahaha

Ahahahaha you saw this too? Hahahaha xD I love this

Before reading the title of this article and leaping to a conclusion, read the whole article for a wider perspective.

Welcome to diigo ToK All-Stars! This interesting article from the Washington Post is relevant to our developing discussion on truth, belief, information, and knowledge. You might relate to the research-related conflicts which get discussed In this easy-to-access article.