The author of the cartoon here conflates “capacity for critical thinking” and the “training to conduct scientific research,” even though they are two different things. When it comes to space exploration, disease control, climate science, etc., all the critical thinking …
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We Can Encourage Critical Thinking, Or Not
I like the point this guy’s making. Alternatively, we can ban books that enable our kids to think critically, and remove our best and brightest teachers, resulting in the United States’ drifting down into deeper levels of ignorance and illiteracy, …
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Critical Thinking
What Aristotle said here is vitally important to a successful life. There is a problem, however, in that some things are objectively true and others objectively false. If you try to “be critical and evaluate what you believe in,” and …
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Banning Books
Re: the meme here, let’s be honest. Until a few years ago, the idea of removing controversial books from school libraries never occurred to anyone. We didn’t need book police to determine what was right or wrong for our children, …
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Critical Thinking Is a Good Thing, But …..
The meme here is a fine example of how right-wing ideologies are hard to refute. I happen to believe that people who are capable of critical thinking are more likely to be progressives, but it’s impossible to disprove the theory …
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The Strange Metamorphosis of Christ
I don’t disagree, but consider the capacity of these people to think critically. It’s pretty feeble. What makes this whole phenomenon a little more tolerable is the humor that some people are able to bring to the table. I want …
Kids Don’t Die Because They Read
Kids dead? Regrettable, but overall, not a problem. Kids ignorant? Perfect. Anything’s OK, really, except kids capable of critical thinking and compassion for others who may not look like them. Guess how many of the young people shown here believe …
Conspiracy Theorists Lack Critical Thinking Skills: New Study
I thought this was a joke; I would have said that the very definition of a conspiracy theorist is someone who lacks critical thinking skills. But no, this really is the major finding in a recent study. You think Trump …
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What’s Up with the Shortage of Teachers?
Don’t forget about exposing them and their students to gun fire. We can’t pass a single iota of common sense gun laws. But are we making too big a deal out of all this? Our attitude towards schooling as a …
Critical Thinking and Public Ignorance Are at War
We’ve all seen the argument that favors replacing some of our kids’ high school classes with those covering some of the practical life skills discussed in the meme here. Some use sarcastic humor to make this point, e.g., “I’m glad …
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