Natural Sciences: Links with personal knowledge

Personally, I find that the knowledge and understanding I gain about the world through natural sciences causes me to look at examples of that application of knowledge in real life through a more logical, reason-based lens. This is to say that because I understand why some things happen in certain ways, I detach emotion from that understanding because I know the science behind it. For instance, if I feel tired after a meal, I know that I feel that way because my digestive system is creating enzymes to break down the food and that my muscles that operate through involuntary movement are needing energy to do so. Naturally, this is a reason based train of thought and emotion is usually locked out of it. Hence, the natural sciences have led me to understand myself from a more logical, objective view. Nevertheless, what this does often make me think about in comparison to others is that scientifically and objectively speaking, I am not that unique. All of us are human beings that follow similar routines and perform equal bodily functions. The only thing that truly differentiates us are our personalities, which are crafted based on experiences and emotions. Hence, being exposed to understanding myself through reason (scientific lens) and emotion, I have learnt to value my intangible qualities more because those are the ones that make me unique. 

As for technology, I think that not only has it shaped the way my personal knowledge is created and enhanced, but also has affected shared knowledge collectively. Personally, it has affected the way I access information and how I process it, as visually and textually, technology is plagued by research and facts that are readily available at the click of a button. However, not only does it impact how I access factual information, but also how I build my social personal knowledge. A lot of the interactions I share with my friends and how our friendships are maintained and enhanced are through social media. It is understood that a friend supports you if they are active on your social feed, liking and commenting on your posts. Whilst my friendships don't depend on the aforementioned to survive, it definitely is something that is a shared characteristic amongst my relationships with friends. It has become shared knowledge that that is usually what is expected of friendships in the digital age. 




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