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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Second Hand Knowledge

Cultural Tradition is Good: Cultural Tradition can be good because it provides a universal knowledge and tradition. Things like time is measured into two twelve hour periods, and this is a universal measurement that everyone can use to keep time. Without this, everyone would not be able to measure time together, and it would be hard to do things such as appointments and such. It is a simple and universal way to tell how things are, and it is very convenient.


Cultural Tradition is Bad: The reason why cultural tradition can be a bad thing is that everything changes over time, so what we might be doing can be wrong. However, how will anyone know that what we are doing is wrong when they, too, use this method and so they cannot find another method. Let's assume that there were actually 400 days in a year. However, because everyone goes by 356 days a year, there is no one willing to not accept the fact and go beyond to actually look for the right measurements of days in a year.

School is Good: School is a good thing because it allows people to learn all various sorts of things. Through school, information from generations to generations is passed down. Without school, children and people in general would be uninformed about many things, and it will cause them to suffer later on in life.

School is Bad: School is a place of education and learning. However, schools these days are just simply feeding students information that they will have to regurgitate later on during the year. Students do not learn anything from this. They are simply taught to absorb what they are told to absorb without being able to question the material. Everything is the way they are because it was taught that way, so there is no room for reasoning with these knowledges that are being taught in any way.

The Internet is Good: The internet is good because it is very convenient to use and you can get the answer that you wanted in just a few minutes, or even in a matter of seconds. It globally connects everyone, and you can find information that is from some other nation in just a few clicks of a button. With this, any wanted information can be found, and it is very simple to use. It has connected everyone globally and it will continue to do so.

The Internet is Bad: Although the internet provides information very quickly, it does not provide the most accurate information. People just simply believe whatever is on the internet, and they are not skeptic about the information that they are taking in. People are also developing a new way of thinking, where they no longer use their brains to their fullest potential.

Expert Opinion is Good: This is good because these experts have done the research in their field, so if they are experts, they know more about the field than we do. It is better to rely on these experts in their field than rely on people who are not experts in that field.

Expert Opinion is Bad: these experts may be the best in that field, but they are not always correct. There is no one in the world who can no something for certain, so even what experts say are not really The Truth. Also, some experts only say that they are experts, and people tend to believe these "experts" more due to their title for being an expert.

New Media is Good: The news media provides people with news going on everywhere around the world. People can become aware of what is going on around them through the news. With the news, they are able to be more knowledgeable about not just what is going on within their area, but on a broader spectrum.

News Media is Bad: The news media may provide us with a lot of information, but it does not provide everything. It only provides what the news media thinks is important. In example, some news medias would cover more about celebrities and their scandals rather than broadcast on an emergency going on in another country, which is far more important and caustic than what trouble a local celebrity is going through.

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