Essential Questions of Philosophy

How do we know what we know?

My slideshow was of the United States landing on the moon. This topic is an interesting one to explore because a common myth is that the whole thing was fake and filmed. How do we know what's real? Is seeing believing? We can see pictures, or as Plato would say images of images reflecting as the eye would see.

Out of all the senses, we use sight the most as a base for our evidence. We can see an image of Neil Armstrong standing on the moon with the flag, but how do we know its real? None of us have seen space, so how do we know? We trust history. And I have seen other launches to space on televison, proving that its possible.

The slideshow goes from beginning to end: the launch, being on the moon, and landing in the ocean. It documents the whole process and doesn't show us just outer space. We can tell by the pictures that it is real. We know that a rocket can be launched from the surface of the earth, and we are familiar with the ocean. We have enough evidence to believe it is real.