TOK: Reason and Sense Perception

Real Life Situation: A sizzling pot was sitting on the stove, and one of the friends tries to trick the other one to touch the pot.

Tony and Andy are friends and both of them are spending the night at Tony’s house. They spot a pot that is sizzling on the stove in the kitchen. Tony tries to trick Andy to touch the pot by saying that it has cooled down already and that the texture of the pot feels nice. However, Andy refuses to touch it.

The reason why Andy did not touch the pot is because he is clearly able to see steam coming out of the pot. He also sees the flames under the pot on the stove and is able to hear the liquid bubbling in the pot. In addition to this, he is able to feel the heat of the steam when it blew across his face. From this, he knows that the pot is very hot. Hence, Andy knows that by touching the pot, he would most likely burn or injure his hand, which is why he refused to touch the pot.

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