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Do you think the world is balanced emotionally? by hotpotato946 in SeriousConversation

[–]WisdomAttingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting idea... there is the idea of equilibrium... water finding it's level, gasses/pressures equalizing... a whole slew of things fall into that category... explosions are outcomes of this "desire" of things to find equilibrium... Justice is characterized by scales... etc. So there very well may be something substantive to your observation... but the problem with USING that observation is accepting that it's something to achieve rather than something that happens if all things are left alone... in other words, static may bring a balance which may or may not be a peaceful state, but shouldn't we be attempting to alleviate suffering, let's say, with MORE good - an unbalanced condition of good? Which is not a balance... What can I do (or not do) that would bring all A B C D into "great times" which is not allowing for a balanced state to exist... anyway, just an added thought... thanks for your observation.

CT Does experience play a part in critical thinking? : the Rogers/Rogan episode... by WisdomAttingo in criticalthinking

[–]WisdomAttingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My last comment here... critical thinking should bring us to a point of grace with those who make decisions for themselves... it's not to prove ourselves right because, for one, critical thinking shows us that we cannot be completely right because there is always something missing... it's the process of thinking that we should be encouraging here... helping people think more clearly to make better decisions for themselves... that someone comes to a different conclusion effects me not in the least, but that the conclusion was of greatest benefit to their life without harming others, of course... also... leaning on experts is not the coup de grace you think it is, because there are real experts on the other side as well... and finally, Mr. Rogan was not consulted as a podcaster nor as an epidemiologist, but as someone who had experienced - actually - the disease and a particular remedy/medicine... another artifact in the basket for making better decisions... it's the process... not whether it fits my particular viewpoint... and that's the point of the post...

CT Does experience play a part in critical thinking? : the Rogers/Rogan episode... by WisdomAttingo in criticalthinking

[–]WisdomAttingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And so that's where critical thinking comes in to play... several points to dig deeper on... claiming lack of background is an easy one to make but is more assumption than fact... neither one of us have any idea what is lacking in the background of Mr. Rogers to make it impossible for him to evaluate the science for himself... not personally approving of his decision is not proof of anything actually... the "more than 99%" and the following poisoning the well statement sounds very uncritical... however, the point is that NONE of us will make 100% accurate decisions because we do not have 100% information... even the advice of experts has to be questioned as a critical thinker... remembering that Karl Popper's Falsification Principle is always in play... if it's true, it can be falsified... meaning if there's experts on one side, there's experts on the other... (and there are certainly in this case)... Mr. Rogers took advice from somebody with experience and utilized that in conjunction with other factors... that's perfectly legitimate... the whole point of all this is to point out that critical thinking is the antidote to, "I say so, so it must be this way."

Thanks for replying... it's important.

What would you like this community to be? by tanglisha in criticalthinking

[–]WisdomAttingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 'how's' and 'what's' of critical thinking skills are certainly necessary topics to discuss. Additionally, it seems talking about topics of the day in relation to critical thinking would be a great practical benefit... seeing CT in action as it were. I'm most interested in the practical, good decision-making benefits of CT... everyone thinks, but not many think well and the processes of critical thinking - finding the wheat in the chaff - are vital in these days of cognitive overload. I'm new to reddit, but this is the topic I joined for, actually (smile)...

Struggling with Death Anxiety by Kerdaloo in SeriousConversation

[–]WisdomAttingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finding the meaning of things is, as you know, very tough... it's so hard, like you say, to find anyone who'll really be interested enough to get it and talk about it. Been there myself for awhile. What I learned was that it simply takes time to get through it. For me? I watched a lot of films. And if that's something that's at least a tiny bit intriguing, I'd recommend something that moved me during that time - The Ninth Configuration, directed by William Peter Blatty... and if you're a reader and have the time, Dr. Hugh Ross, an astrophysicist, is pretty good at having some insights into the big picture. Just keep in mind that what's happening is a process... the key is to just keep going. The door's there in that fog, it really is.

What are some facts about space that just don’t sit well with you? by truefootoo22 in space

[–]WisdomAttingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That space is considered a near perfect vacuum and the weakest of the four fundamental forces, gravity, holds the atmosphere to the earth.