In this class, Core 1, we have touched on many different subjects. First, we discussed about the origins of the universe in module number one. Afterwards, we touched upon the origins of life in module number two. Currently, we talked over the origins of societies and culture in module number three. Even though the three different modules all seem to be broad and different, I believe they have an important similarity, and that is classification. As humans, we have the tendency to classify everything around us, from the universe we live in to the society where we reside and the culture we practice. However, the way we classify knowledge can differ from person to person. In this universe, humans have the need to classify new knowledge in
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New discoveries can also cause controversy. For example, in the film “The Pluto Files,” Neil deGrasse Tyson traveled around the country in order to ask people and research whether Pluto should be classified as a planet or not; this became problematic and controversial as people have different beliefs. In the film, a planet was defined as a “celestial body massive enough to clear its orbit” (“The Pluto Files”). According to the definition of a planet, Pluto cannot be classified as a planet because it interferes in Neptune’s orbit; again, this can be controversial among different people. I believe that the reason behind all the controversy about Pluto’s planetary status is because Pluto was first classified as a planet for many years. When scientists changed their thoughts about Pluto’s planetary status and instead classified it as a dwarf planet people got angry about the …show more content…
People that are uneducated and those who are have different perceptions, which can also lead to different classifications of things. “Our perceptions may be distorted by training and prejudice,” (Sagan 1). Sagan is trying to say that some people, such as those who are uneducated, only believe things that were taught to them from their parents, or similar authority figures. Uneducated people have certain restrictions and they are not easily liable to believe such things because they are often closed minded. However, educated people tend to believe that the universe has different views and that things are due to change. I believe this is because science is an important subject throughout the education system. As stated before, science is the base of the universe. Both educated and uneducated people can also be inclined, however, to not believe so much in science, even in our generation today. “People are prone to resist scientific claims when they clash with intuitive beliefs” (Gawande 3). Atul Gawande, from the article “The Mistrust of Science,” is trying to say that people who hold strongly on to their beliefs are not easily convinced that science is always correct, despite the evidence behind it all. “And we are expecting a significant incline in trust in scientific authorities” (Gawande 3). We may ask ourselves, how can that possibly be true? I do believe that we have evolved a lot as a
New discoveries can also cause controversy. For example, in the film “The Pluto Files,” Neil deGrasse Tyson traveled around the country in order to ask people and research whether Pluto should be classified as a planet or not; this became problematic and controversial as people have different beliefs. In the film, a planet was defined as a “celestial body massive enough to clear its orbit” (“The Pluto Files”). According to the definition of a planet, Pluto cannot be classified as a planet because it interferes in Neptune’s orbit; again, this can be controversial among different people. I believe that the reason behind all the controversy about Pluto’s planetary status is because Pluto was first classified as a planet for many years. When scientists changed their thoughts about Pluto’s planetary status and instead classified it as a dwarf planet people got angry about the …show more content…
People that are uneducated and those who are have different perceptions, which can also lead to different classifications of things. “Our perceptions may be distorted by training and prejudice,” (Sagan 1). Sagan is trying to say that some people, such as those who are uneducated, only believe things that were taught to them from their parents, or similar authority figures. Uneducated people have certain restrictions and they are not easily liable to believe such things because they are often closed minded. However, educated people tend to believe that the universe has different views and that things are due to change. I believe this is because science is an important subject throughout the education system. As stated before, science is the base of the universe. Both educated and uneducated people can also be inclined, however, to not believe so much in science, even in our generation today. “People are prone to resist scientific claims when they clash with intuitive beliefs” (Gawande 3). Atul Gawande, from the article “The Mistrust of Science,” is trying to say that people who hold strongly on to their beliefs are not easily convinced that science is always correct, despite the evidence behind it all. “And we are expecting a significant incline in trust in scientific authorities” (Gawande 3). We may ask ourselves, how can that possibly be true? I do believe that we have evolved a lot as a