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Does an individual's knowledge of cats come from inside or outside (i.e. do we construct knowledge or do we simply recognize it?)  

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* Does an individual's knowledge of cats come from inside or outside (i.e. do we construct knowledge or do we simply recognize it?) An individual's knowledge about cats may come from many different places. The basics for someone's knowledge about cats may have started when they were a child. If they had a bad experience with a cat then they might claim to "know" that all cats are mean. This could make them believe that cats are mean even though they only had one experience. If they had a cat of their own and loved it very much then they might claim to "know" that cats are lovable creatures. Another example of us constructing our knowledge of cats is by how we choose our religion. If I decide to worship cats then to me I "know" that cats are holy. This also brings up the debate that religion is not...

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