December 20, 2021
The Death of Critical Thinking
Jim Church
Why Don't People "Trust the Science"? Because Scientists are Often Caught Lying
There has been an unfortunate shift in Western educational practices in the past few decades away from what we used to call "critical thinking.†In fact, critical thinking was once a fundamental staple of US colleges and now it seems as though the concept doesn’t exist anymore; at least not in the way it used to. Instead, another brand of learning has arisen which promotes "right thinkingâ€; a form of indoctrination which encourages and rewards a particular response from students that falls in line with ideology and not necessarily in line with reality.
Why Don't People "Trust the Science"? Because Scientists are Often Caught Lying
There has been an unfortunate shift in Western educational practices in the past few decades away from what we used to call "critical thinking.†In fact, critical thinking was once a fundamental staple of US colleges and now it seems as though the concept doesn’t exist anymore; at least not in the way it used to. Instead, another brand of learning has arisen which promotes "right thinkingâ€; a form of indoctrination which encourages and rewards a particular response from students that falls in line with ideology and not necessarily in line with reality.
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Excellent article! He hits a lot of nails on the head.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at December 20, 2021 02:44 PM (rDOKo)
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He does, doesn't he!
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at December 21, 2021 09:23 AM (ofNd2)
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