Natural Science

In our previous TOK lesson we talked about the science of being and almost the illusions we see in science, and how it affects us daily. WHat science has done for us today etc

We looked at some interesting tests on youtube, which we not necessarily correct but in saying that, how do you know whether they were real or not. We looked at how water is 'effected' with emotions that we bare to it for example if you place words like death on it it will react badly to say if you placed the word love on it.
To me, this seems likes a plausable idea. I mean, the world is surrounded by water. Who is to say it is not affected by emotion. In English we use the term 'pathetic fallacy' which means the weather is reacting to the theme of the play. So why not apply that theory to real life.

Others may not agree with me, but I found it very interesting to see what some scientists do and how forever they are discovering new things about the world.

Because it is a wonderful world that we live in. Why not explore it? why not perform tests with rice? why not fail with our theories and hypothesis'. It just means that we get to write another one and discover something new that is real.

Obsolete Science

This week we made a small presentation in pairs of Obsolete types of sciences. WIth Maddy, we researched 'N-Rays' and "Cold Fusion". It was interesting to see how different types of sciences had become so 'famous' in the "Old Days", yet had somehow disappeared or been reformed into Today. Finding information was also very difficult as many websites were biased and not very helpful. But the presentation is finished, and emailed to our teacher Mr Smith.

I think the reason why we did this presentation was to give us a broader look of science and how some theories that we have today came about as such, for example N-Rays was just a different version of the X- Rays that we use commonly today.

We have a test today, which unfortunately I can't attend as I am home sick, but next time at TOK i will take the test. Hopefully it shall not be too hard, as I'm not very good at answering questions, because I feel like I just don't know the answers of many things. "Why are we here?" is something that I feel I will never be able to answer.

Why are we here?

In class, we asked ourselves the really deep questions. Why are we here? Where did we come from? Do we have a purpose? And none of these questions that we asked ourselves can be taken lightly. I think that is what was the hardest part. Not being able to actually come up with an answer to them. Because, if we think about it logically, our answers are only our opinion. They can never be proven as fact.
But to us, they are fact.
In my opinion, I was put on this earth to make the place different, to affect others in a positive way. I would be happy to leave this earth knowing that I had changed someones life. I also believe that God put us here, not because I am categorized as a "hard-core christian" but just simply because I have faith. I need to believe that there is something out there. But again, that is my opinion.
Others believe we are here due to science and to simply re-produce, but I need to believe that there is more to life then just simply to create more life. Sure, that may be a part of it. But, to me, there has to be something more to this story. I need to believe in this, otherwise I fear I would be very un-forfilled in life.

But this is my opinion, and I believe TOK is helping me to define my opinions and to not succumb to just what others believe, but to be enlightened by their choice.

My opinion can never be proven, but in truth, neither can yours.