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rusty fender

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10. Oprah was an influential purveyor

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2020, 12:46 PM

May 2020

of magical thinking with her just-ask-the-universe for what you want and it will grant it to you bullshit

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"We have become a nation of magical thinkers" [View all] marmar May 2020 OP

As long as most Americans subscribe to the magical thinking espoused by Christianity stopbush May 2020 #1

So true. People believe that their lives will go on after they die. Denying the truth of mortality Walleye May 2020 #3

Yep. It's pathetic. stopbush May 2020 #4

You mean talking snakes that make you eat apples isn't REAL? Aw, come on! BComplex May 2020 #7

We need to teach critical thinking and how it is different from being judgmental Walleye May 2020 #2

Absolutely, and because without critical thinking skills, how can you truly evaluate evidence. alwaysinasnit May 2020 #12

Teaching critical thinking. CloudWatcher May 2020 #18

A lot of us have sneaked as many critical thinking skills as we could into our teaching maddiemom May 2020 #23

Thank you! CloudWatcher May 2020 #26

KnR Hekate May 2020 #5

There's a obvious corollary between people believing in the magical thinking stopbush May 2020 #6

You said it better than I did. BComplex May 2020 #8

Religion has always been a problem. It's not the only problem. shockey80 May 2020 #9

Oprah was an influential purveyor rusty fender May 2020 #10

It's the problem of listening to rich people. CloudWatcher May 2020 #14

Exactly! rusty fender May 2020 #22

Calvanism -nt Whatthe_Firetruck May 2020 #24

When the Lie is the coin of the realm .. DemoTex May 2020 #11

Critical thinking may mean the difference between life and death Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #13

"Invisible Man in the Sky" George Carlin Evolve Dammit May 2020 #15

He is so right. ananda May 2020 #16

America was founded on magical thinking - Read "Fantasyland" by Kurt Andersen Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #17

Fascinating book; a highly recommended explanation of stupidity in the USA sanatanadharma May 2020 #21

"We just have to want it enough, and it will become real!!" ehrnst May 2020 #19

Not true. We've been LIED TO 4 generations by fake reps, astroturfed "events," bots & troll farms. ancianita May 2020 #20

YES - recommended 1000 times Locrian May 2020 #28

Totally. Americans have been swimming in this ocean of noise all their lives. Doesn't make them ancianita May 2020 #29

we can do anything - if we just get past the gaslighting and stand up Locrian May 2020 #31

And THANK YOU! ancianita May 2020 #30

Spread this to ALL social media h2ebits May 2020 #25

THINKERS? More a nation of gut feelings. And those guts are stuffed with Funyuns and Mountain Dew. BamaRefugee May 2020 #27

Great article,thanks I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #32

In high school, I took a course, "Logic" Wednesdays May 2020 #33