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TITLE: Option 5
"Ways of knowing are a check on our instinctive judgements." To what extent do you agree with this statement.
Possible Knowledge Questions

" To what extent can our own bias actually be reliable upon what we don't truly know about"?

" Is it justified that one's culture and upbringing can influence their sense of opinion?"

"Can our own emotional human mind impact the way we perceive certain views?"

"What roles does our own bias bring upon out instinctive thoughts made upon what we do not truly understand?"

What does the title ask you to discuss?

The ability to understand something instinctively without the need of conscious reasoning.

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Indigenous Knowledge Systems

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Memory

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