Objective and Subjective Investigation (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

Impartial, detached, free from personal opinions or bias

From existing beliefs, values & predetermined positions

Scientific method

Religious faith and personal conviction

Value-free and unbiased

Personal differences & bias between observers

Genuine knowledge - reliable & verifiable information

Inconvenient truths that don't fit existing worldviews

Confirmatory evidence supporting existing beliefs

Human beings are inherently subjective by nature

Elements of objective & subjective investigation

Produces more reliable and repeatable results