Area of Knowledge RLS by

Human Sciences

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 17:53:49 UTC

Natural Sciences

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 17:53:56 UTC

Philosophy class

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 17:55:46 UTC

In philosophy class we study past philosophers and their theories. Theses an infinite amount of questions, interpretations, and sources on these philosophers lives including our own giving no end to the amount of knowledge.

Chem textbook

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 17:56:02 UTC

In my 6th period every day we read a few pages out of our chemistry textbook. It's a breakdown of all the basics of chemistry and only about 700 words. If we can make the basics of such a complicated topic that simple then maybe there is a limit of knowledge. Although that's just one part of the basics of chemistry there is so much more unknown (as the book says).

Chem textbook

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:01:20 UTC

Chat GPT

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:03:45 UTC

Used to inspire ideas

NASA on a budget

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:07:27 UTC

There's an infinite about of research/discovery that can go into space, yet were limited by the amount of funding that can be provided to NASA. They need money to improve instruments like telescopes, space shuttles, and programs. There's a lot of debate though over how much money should be put into space exploration so the limit of resources available is creating a cap to what we know.

Environmental resources

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:12:45 UTC

Sometimes there's damage done that no amount of resources can help. For example non reusable fossil fuels cannot be replenished no matter how much money. There's a finite cap on the amount of oil in the world, if we exceed this limit, it's gone.

Ethical constraints

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:23:07 UTC

There are ethical constraints that keep us from furthering research in regard to sociology and physiology. The three twins Neubauer and Bernard intentionally separated the triplets separated into different socio-economic families. This is unethical as they were unaware and there was no concert. There's a finite allowance of what we can and cannot do.

Triplets separated

mmcnees44 — 2024-11-20 18:24:39 UTC

Kepler Space Telescope

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-06 18:08:01 UTC

Providing new knowledge on places in space which has identified thousands of exoplanets since its launch in 2009, many of which are located in the “habitable zone” where life could potentially exist.

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-06 18:09:10 UTC

This has opened up possibilities for curing genetic diseases, but it also raises ethical questions about the extent to which humans should manipulate the genetic makeup of embryos or other organisms.

The Changing Understanding of Gender Identity

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-06 18:12:05 UTC

The understanding of gender is not fixed—it evolves over time, influenced by culture, politics, and personal experiences. This situation can be analyzed to question whether knowledge about gender is finite, based on specific biological or social theories, or infinite, shaped by personal experiences, cultural shifts, and evolving social norms.

The Stanford Prison Experiment

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-06 18:13:19 UTC

Explore how psychological knowledge is constructed and tested. While the experiment provided groundbreaking insights into human behavior, it also faced ethical criticism, questioning the validity and limitations of experimental knowledge in understanding human behavior. This raises the question of whether our knowledge of human behavior is finite, as shaped by the ethical constraints and the methodologies we use, or if it is infinite, with insights continuing to emerge as we conduct further research.

The Concept of Free Will in Psychology

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-06 18:14:53 UTC

Reflects the limits of psychological knowledge—whether we can ever truly understand the extent of human freedom and personal agency. While some psychological models suggest deterministic views of behavior, the continuing debate about free will indicates that knowledge about human behavior is not finite but continues to evolve with new theories, research, and cultural perspectives.

Research and funding

mmcnees44 — 2024-12-12 18:06:46 UTC

finite amount of countries (white European) being used for physiology due to lack of funding