Once upon a time, there were three soccer referees discussing how they did their jobs. They started to argue about what is meant by a “foul” in soccer…
Referee A: “I call fouls as I see them.” “Nonsense,” says Referee B: “I call fouls as they are.” “You’re both wrong,” says Referee C, “until I call them fouls, they’re nothing.”
Each referee is making a different claim about language, perception and reality. Can you relate them to what we have talked about in TOK? What do you think about it?
