Critical Thinking
Dec. 16th, 2009 08:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleCritical thinking means correct thinking in the pursuit of relevant and reliable knowledge about the world.
It gets worse. (hat tip: risa)
In other "let's define things" news, there seems to be a kerfuffle over who is Pagan, who is a New Religious Movement, and who is Indigenous.
This strikes me as an academic discussion that spiraled out of control into personal identity issues.
James Chartrand reminds us that the secret to being a successful female writer is to appear more male.
Yesterday's Atheist meme of the day: "Believing in God is a safer bet" is a terrible reason to believe in God. If you believe because you fear being punished for not believing, it's like dating someone because they threaten to beat you up if you don't.
Some people are not happy with the new Facebook privacy rules.
It gets worse. (hat tip: risa)
In other "let's define things" news, there seems to be a kerfuffle over who is Pagan, who is a New Religious Movement, and who is Indigenous.
This strikes me as an academic discussion that spiraled out of control into personal identity issues.
James Chartrand reminds us that the secret to being a successful female writer is to appear more male.
Yesterday's Atheist meme of the day: "Believing in God is a safer bet" is a terrible reason to believe in God. If you believe because you fear being punished for not believing, it's like dating someone because they threaten to beat you up if you don't.
Some people are not happy with the new Facebook privacy rules.
