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Sometimes it can be hard to navigate this world of ours. It's so easy to be led down the wrong paths by the charlatan map-makers of human society. Merely trusting in this system ensures that you will be misled and scammed and made a fool. Without critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the lies. However, with critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the truth.
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- QuestionHow does critical thinking affect my mental abilities?
Tom De BackerTop AnswererPractice makes perfect. The more you apply these steps, the more your brain will get used to them. Developing your critical thinking skills could possibly help you become more patient, understanding, and less likely to jump to quick judgments and conclusions. - QuestionWhat are some good books about logical thinking I can read?
Community AnswerThe Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by Dennis Q. Mcinerny, and The Fallacy Detective by Hans Bluedorn. Also, you could look into books by Aristotle or books on Aristotelian logic. For Christian-based logic books, there are beneficial books on traditional logic from Memoria Press. - QuestionHow can I become a philosopher or a thinker?
Community AnswerThe first step is to know the basics of philosophy and logic. Then you can gradually build upon that. Learning is a life-long journey. You must read books. Take information from original sources rather than watching a video on the Internet.
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- Take things one step at a time. The things that we latch on to, despite how false they are, become a part of the floorboards beneath our feet. They support who we are. If we remove them all at once with haste, we end up falling through this foundation and become lost. Replace these floorboards with solid reasoning and new beliefs, based on evidence, so that you will have a place to stand.Thanks
- Some truths are extremely difficult to deal with, such as truths about rape and molestation or deaths you have yet to accept. For these truths, it is suggested that you seek the help of others. A therapist if you can afford one, good friends if you have them, or a support group of some sort which can be found all over the internet and in your local area. The truth doesn't have to be tackled alone.Thanks
- Use the Socratic Method of Questioning to get to the root of your beliefs. A critical thinker, above all else, knows that they know nothing but that they know nothing at all.Thanks
Warnings
- Remember that people latch onto the fantasies you may have liberated yourself from. Think about the false beliefs we hang on to being an infected thumb. Now, imagine that someone comes along and tries to cut that thumb off all at once. Wouldn't you do everything you could to defend yourself? Wouldn't you fight and yell and plead with them that there is nothing wrong with your thumb? So, too, will the people you hope to inform. Tread lightly and ease people into the truths you discover. Be gentle. Let them diagnose the problem themselves, they will never believe your arguments. No matter how many times you tell them and how convincing you are.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_thinking_about_the_future_makes_life_more_meaningful
- ↑ https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-is-critical-thinking-important/
- ↑ https://library.louisville.edu/ekstrom/criticalthinking/assumptions
- ↑ https://www.radford.edu/content/cobe/innovation-analytics/analytics/career-prep/report-e.html
- ↑ https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/citing-your-sources/what-common-knowledge
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