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3. That's a tall order,

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 12:04 PM

Nov 2020

Question everything falls apart logically for me because you would then question questioning everything since it is an all-inclusive phrase.

It's like: How do we know that anything at all is true?

Well, how do you know that the words you string together to say that have any meaning or validity at all? I mean, be thorough here

When people go there, that's the end of the discussion for me. It is a dip into the snuff can of absurdity. Even Buddhism has what is called "valid cognition".

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That's a tall order, Newest Reality Nov 2020 #3

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I thought that "question everything" was part of the "critical thinking" dogma of current education? Klaralven Nov 2020 #9

I had forgotten that "critcal thinking" Progressive dog Nov 2020 #11

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they do not question everything though, only things that are not to their liking Celerity Nov 2020 #12

As Carl Sagan said, NYC Liberal Nov 2020 #13

Excellent quote! Klaralven Nov 2020 #16

No danger. Magats are hardly known for a high degree of openness on Big Five SheltieLover Nov 2020 #19

Critical thinking (also known as reflective thinking) has long been part of American education usajumpedtheshark Nov 2020 #17

The issue may be too much emphasis on textual analysis and reasoning Klaralven Nov 2020 #18

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