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Is the claim "having a black cat walk in front of your path brings bad luck" to be given the same knowledge status as the claim "the gravitational constant is 9.8m/s2"?
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Ahana Nanavati Ms. Brys TOK 11c December 3, 2003 Is the claim "having a black cat walk in front of your path brings bad luck" to be given the same knowledge status as the claim "the gravitational constant is 9.8m/s2"? Knowledge is an art on its own. It represents ideas, beliefs, individualism, culture and a lot more. The claims of knowledge like art exist in many forms and styles. A knowledge claim reveals ideas that are formed by emotion, reason, language or perception, the four ways of knowing. At the same time, knowledge claims can be scientific, mathematical, religious, mythical, superstitious etc. A superstition is an irrational belief based on ignorance, fear or characterized by reverence for omens and charms. It is a ritual, or a notion that comes from a person's strong belief. Contrastingly, science is a skill or technique. It is a systematic study of nature and the physical universe....
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