Interesting article on critical thinking
Thursday, May 22, 2003 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/2003_05.html
highly recommended.
Chris
Reply #3 Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:50 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:50 AM
Hey thanks. I really enjoy Whittle's essays and wasn't aware that he had written a new one.
jcg
Reply #4 Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:39 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:39 PM
Good article, but Carl Sagan? Maybe he was grounded in reality at one point in his life, but he eventually fell prey to the very "magic" he was supposedly debunking. Doesn't anyone remember "Contact"?
jcg
Reply #5 Friday, May 23, 2003 1:39 PM
Reply #5 Friday, May 23, 2003 1:39 PM
Only four responses, hmmm. What does that say (if anything)? 
Bangkokboy
Reply #7 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:31 PM
Reply #7 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:31 PM
critical thinking is frequently a two-edged sword, and is very difficult in some realms like religion. No one can prove that God exists, or that He doesn't exist. As the writer pointed out, even if one side of the argument could furnish proof, most of the opposing side would not fold in the face of proof simply because it's not what they want to believe. 
jcg
Reply #8 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:40 PM
Reply #8 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:40 PM
True, but once Sagan dispensed with God, he proceeded to profess a believe in alien salvation. Seems like he just substituted one god for another.
jcg
Reply #9 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:50 PM
Reply #9 Friday, May 23, 2003 3:50 PM
My points are:
1. maybe its in our nature to believe in something.
2. Science was not supposed to be used anywhere but in the physical world. Applying it to "spiritual" matters is inappropriate.
3. Scientific knowledge is not the only form of knowledge.
1. maybe its in our nature to believe in something.
2. Science was not supposed to be used anywhere but in the physical world. Applying it to "spiritual" matters is inappropriate.
3. Scientific knowledge is not the only form of knowledge.
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Reply #1 Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:30 AM