TBD with John and Aaron
TBD: A teacher and a carpenter answer a philosophical question each episode about the nature of knowledge. Each will endeavor to be honest, funny, and hopefully learn something new. Content loosely connected to the International Baccalaureate course Theory of Knowledge. Contact: info@tbdpodcast.org
TBD with John and Aaron
Episode 1 - Accepting knowledge claims always involves an element of trust - To what extent is this true?
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John McDonald and Aaron Vigar
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Season 1
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Episode 1
In our first episode we address the following prompt taken from the May 2021 IB Theory of Knowledge essay questions:
“Accepting knowledge claims always involves an element of trust.”
Diversions/Examples include:
- The flat earth guy
- A duplicitous professor from John's past
- Going blind from drinking moonshine
- Aaron distrusts cats.
Get in touch: feedback.tbd@gmail.com
Sources (of varying quality) on moonshine:
https://www.reddit.com/r/firewater/comments/cv4bu8/methanol_some_information/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-u-s-government-poisoned-some-alcohol-during-prohibition/3283701001/