Allegory+of+the+Cave+-+Plato

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 * Reality TV -- These shows are presented as "reality," but they're really not. But if that was all we saw, would we believe that we really live like that? (i.e. would someone from another country think that we all live like Snooki?)
 * When we watch the news -- We look at the Middle East and believe that that is what is really going on there.
 * How do we know that our reality is true reality?
 * Is it better to live in ignorance or truth? Really think about it -- do you really want to know the truth? (Remember, Plato says that the truth separates us from the rest of the world/"it's lonely at the top.")
 * Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden: Why would you seek knowledge when it completely destroys serenity?
 * Plato suggests that rulers should have some sort of knowledge above the common people. Do we want a leader who is "like us" ("Joe the Plumber" etc) or do we want someone who has superior knowledge? (How does this relate to America and the "Tea Party" vs. the "Ivy Liberals"?)
 * What is supreme knowledge and how does one gain it?
 * Mumford and Sons, "The Cave," : "So come out of your cave walking on your hands/And see the world hanging upside down/You can understand dependance/When you know the maker's land"