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The Day the Universe Changed # 10 Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality: Visual Clues

Witch Trial

• • 1. What is knowledge?

• • 2. What is the role of knowledge?

Knowledge as described by Webster's dictionary is the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association. Its role is to tell you with certainty what you should do and what is correct. It gives guidelines for the way of people's life. Its other role is to limit the search for a solution in perplexing situations, and help you solve everyday dilemmas. Knowledge is a very important thing to have and is very much affected by our surroundings.

Class notes - “Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality.” The Day the Universe Changed James Burke. SVE & Churchill Media. 2004.

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• • 3. How can actions be justified?

“hollow face”

• • 4. What is the function of structure?

• • 5. How do we structure reality?

• • 6. Describe the role of interpretation.

Hill Town

• • 7. Frame of reference What does it do?

• • 8. Purpose of structure of reality.

• • 9. Why structures change

- Structures change by a progressive change of thought by a new common knowledge throughout a community or country. Soon, that structure becomes a reality and with new information; a new structure of reality forms. And continuously throughout mankind's survival, structures will change with the gathering of new information.

- Structures can change by many different ways. For example, religion can effect a structure of reality by big religious influences instructing you to do this or to achieve that goal and that can form a new structure. Also, a big political influence like the president can tell you his opinion and a certain number of people will believe that statement and suddenly a new structure has been formed.

"The Day the Universe Changed" by James Burke

- Peter Stone

“Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality.” The Day the Universe Changed James Burke. SVE & Churchill Media. 2004.