1. Reason
1.1. commonly used to build and evaluate our knowledge
1.1.1. would this area of knowledge even exist if we didn't have past knowledge to understand never events?
1.1.2. comparisons
1.1.2.1. COVID-19 (real-life scenario)
1.1.2.1.1. COVID-19 is often compared to the everyday flu in order for us to understand the symptoms and is commonly used by the media
1.1.2.1.2. reasons if it is COVID-19 or a common cold
1.1.2.2. allows for us to understand something even if we haven't been fully taught or witnessed the event
2. Memory
2.1. procedural memory
2.1.1. language (as a noun, not a way of knowing)
2.1.1.1. using context clues to solve new things
2.1.1.2. understanding how to properly speak to others in different settings
2.1.1.3. responding when our name is called
2.1.2. riding a bike
2.1.2.1. we rely on our procedural memory of how to ride a bike in order to ride it
2.1.2.2. if someone was on a bike and riding it, then miraculously lost their memories..could they continue riding it? no
2.2. declarative memory
2.2.1. episodic memory
2.2.1.1. being able to read your friend (emotionally)
2.2.1.1.1. you see your friend isolate themselves from your friend group. they commonly do this when they're sad
2.2.2. Semantic memory
2.2.2.1. understanding information about you
2.2.2.1.1. address
2.3. amnesia
2.3.1. if we lost all our memories, we lose knowledge on who we are and what we once knew
2.3.1.1. eliminates any present knowledge
2.3.1.1.1. therefore we need past knowledge in order for present knowledge to exist
3. key terms
3.1. present knowledge
3.1.1. I personally identify present knowledge as an accumulation of past knowledge
3.2. knowledge
3.2.1. uncountable, singular] the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience
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3.3. dependent
3.3.1. the state of relying on somebody/something for something, especially when this is not normal or necessary
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4. counterclaims
4.1. Intuition
4.1.1. gut feelings could help us understand situations we haven't experienced or have no knowledge about
4.1.2. primitive instincts
4.1.3. innate nature of ourselves
4.1.4. haven't gone over intuition so everything here could be false oops
4.2. Language
4.2.1. B.F. Skinner (1957)
4.2.1.1. humans do not have an innate capacity for speaking
4.2.1.1.1. we somehow knew how to make sounds and say our first words with no prior knowledge
4.3. people who discovered the "true" theories in the universe
4.3.1. Issac Newton and gravity
4.3.1.1. could argue that he knew gravity existed due to episodic memory of witnessing things fall
4.3.2. Nicolaus Copernicus and the earth revolving around the sun
4.3.2.1. could argue that he knew due to seeing the sun rotating but not other planets