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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVLGyOhQR64&list=PLSvsx8116eZiEj6UHvGoNZ8-YKmhatNCS\|\|center\|Intro to Philosophy 115 - Critical Thinking\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVLGyOhQR64&list=PLSvsx8116eZiEj6UHvGoNZ8-YKmhatNCS\|\|center\|Intro to Philosophy 115 - Critical Thinking\|frame}}
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			== Critical Music ==
			Music that demands logical inference.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQ9HSKlIE\|\|center\|Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQ9HSKlIE\|\|center\|Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason\|frame}}

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Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong

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	This video is an excellent example of how biases and fallacies can be employed by a clever public speaker to make convincing arguments for absurd assertions. In this case, we have a presenter at a TED-style talk who convinces her audience that "Carrots are not [[food]]" using an arsenal of [[rhetorical]] techniques that play on our critical thinking weaknesses.		This video is an excellent example of how biases and fallacies can be employed by a clever public speaker to make convincing arguments for absurd assertions. In this case, we have a presenter at a TED-style talk who convinces her audience that "Carrots are not [[food]]" using an arsenal of [[rhetorical]] techniques that play on our critical thinking weaknesses.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://~~youtu~~.be/~~4CtofTCXcYI~~\|\|center\|The Insane Influencer Logic That Tricked Millions of People\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6g_9xZNdRI\|\|center\|The Insane Influencer Logic That Tricked Millions of People\|frame}}

	== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==		== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==

Fractalguy: /* Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong */

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Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4CtofTCXcYI\|\|center\|Logical Fallacies\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4CtofTCXcYI\|\|center\|Logical Fallacies\|frame}}
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			This video is an excellent example of how biases and fallacies can be employed by a clever public speaker to make convincing arguments for absurd assertions. In this case, we have a presenter at a TED-style talk who convinces her audience that "Carrots are not [[food]]" using an arsenal of [[rhetorical]] techniques that play on our critical thinking weaknesses.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4CtofTCXcYI\|\|center\|The Insane Influencer Logic That Tricked Millions of People\|frame}}

	== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==		== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==

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Critical Thinking is a Practice

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	Not only should critical thinking be thought of as a [[spiritual]] pursuit, it should also be incorporated into a [[ritual]] practice. [[Just]] [[like]] practicing [[meditation]] can help you learn [[mindfulness]], and prayer can lead to [[stochastic manifestation]], developing sound reasoning and critical thinking skills requires both [[education]] and [[reinforcement]]. It should be an [[ethical]] value that is [[promoted]] via [[social norms]]. It should be primary way our [[Scripture\|mythological heroes]] triumph. It should be the subject of our [[future]] Sunday sermons, as much as [[faith]] has been in the past.		Not only should critical thinking be thought of as a [[spiritual]] pursuit, it should also be incorporated into a [[ritual]] practice. [[Just]] [[like]] practicing [[meditation]] can help you learn [[mindfulness]], and prayer can lead to [[stochastic manifestation]], developing sound reasoning and critical thinking skills requires both [[education]] and [[reinforcement]]. It should be an [[ethical]] value that is [[promoted]] via [[social norms]]. It should be primary way our [[Scripture\|mythological heroes]] triumph. It should be the subject of our [[future]] Sunday sermons, as much as [[faith]] has been in the past.

	[[Rituals]] are about what you [[Reinforcement\|reinforce]]. They are not inherently irrational. If you create a [[ritual]] whose meaning and intent is to remind you to think critically, practicing it will have that effect. For example, what if you had a holiday carol about the 12 cognitive biases instead of one about gifting a shitload of birds? This is a [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-biases-christmas-behavioral-finance-carol-dr-charles-chaffin-wylde LinkedIn finance guy take on it], which is ~~pretty cringe~~. Here's a [https://www.wyschoolpsych.org/the-psychology-12-days-of-christmas/ Psychology 12 Days of Christmas] but they get the syllables all wrong. If the syllables don't line up it really detracts from the [[parody]]. If you can come up with a better one there's an edit button!		[[Rituals]] are about what you [[Reinforcement\|reinforce]]. They are not inherently irrational. If you create a [[ritual]] whose meaning and intent is to remind you to think critically, practicing it will have that effect.

			For example, what if you had a holiday carol about the 12 cognitive biases instead of one about gifting a shitload of birds? This is a [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-biases-christmas-behavioral-finance-carol-dr-charles-chaffin-wylde LinkedIn finance guy take on it], which is just bad. Here's a [https://www.wyschoolpsych.org/the-psychology-12-days-of-christmas/ Psychology 12 Days of Christmas] but they get the syllables all wrong. If the syllables don't line up it really detracts from the [[parody]]. If you can come up with a better one there's an edit button!

	== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==		== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==

Fractalguy: Critical Thinking is Practice

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Critical Thinking is Practice

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	When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once [[beliefs]] have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on [[faith]] in [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].		When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once [[beliefs]] have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on [[faith]] in [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].

			== Critical Thinking is a Practice ==
			Not only should critical thinking be thought of as a [[spiritual]] pursuit, it should also be incorporated into a [[ritual]] practice. [[Just]] [[like]] practicing [[meditation]] can help you learn [[mindfulness]], and prayer can lead to [[stochastic manifestation]], developing sound reasoning and critical thinking skills requires both [[education]] and [[reinforcement]]. It should be an [[ethical]] value that is [[promoted]] via [[social norms]]. It should be primary way our [[Scripture\|mythological heroes]] triumph. It should be the subject of our [[future]] Sunday sermons, as much as [[faith]] has been in the past.

			[[Rituals]] are about what you [[Reinforcement\|reinforce]]. They are not inherently irrational. If you create a [[ritual]] whose meaning and intent is to remind you to think critically, practicing it will have that effect. For example, what if you had a holiday carol about the 12 cognitive biases instead of one about gifting a shitload of birds? This is a [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-biases-christmas-behavioral-finance-carol-dr-charles-chaffin-wylde LinkedIn finance guy take on it], which is pretty cringe. Here's a [https://www.wyschoolpsych.org/the-psychology-12-days-of-christmas/ Psychology 12 Days of Christmas] but they get the syllables all wrong. If the syllables don't line up it really detracts from the [[parody]]. If you can come up with a better one there's an edit button!

	== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==		== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==

Fractalguy: /* Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong */

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Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ 12 Cognitive Biases Explained]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ 12 Cognitive Biases Explained]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbV1jN12RY Every Bias Explained in 8 Minutes]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbV1jN12RY Every Bias Explained in 8 Minutes]
			* [https://www.wi-phi.com/series/cognitive-biases/ Laurie Santo educational series on Cognitive Biases on Wi-Phi]

	[[wikipedia:Fallacy\|Logical Fallacies]] happen when faulty [[wikipedia:Reason\|reasoning]] is made in the construction of an argument. Understanding and avoiding them is [[necessary]] for effective [[persuasion]], and for [[truth]] in general. Some of the most common are the [[wikipedia:Straw_man\|straw man]], [[wikipedia:Bandwagon_effect\|bandwagoning]], [[wikipedia:False_equivalence\|false equivalence]], and [[wikipedia:Ad_hominem\|ad hominem]], though you should take the [[time]] to familiarize yourself with all of them. Once you do you will start seeing examples of them everywhere you look, especially if you follow [[politics]].		[[wikipedia:Fallacy\|Logical Fallacies]] happen when faulty [[wikipedia:Reason\|reasoning]] is made in the construction of an argument. Understanding and avoiding them is [[necessary]] for effective [[persuasion]], and for [[truth]] in general. Some of the most common are the [[wikipedia:Straw_man\|straw man]], [[wikipedia:Bandwagon_effect\|bandwagoning]], [[wikipedia:False_equivalence\|false equivalence]], and [[wikipedia:Ad_hominem\|ad hominem]], though you should take the [[time]] to familiarize yourself with all of them. Once you do you will start seeing examples of them everywhere you look, especially if you follow [[politics]].

Fractalguy at 12:40, 8 February 2025

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4CtofTCXcYI\|\|center\|Logical Fallacies\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/4CtofTCXcYI\|\|center\|Logical Fallacies\|frame}}

	~~== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==~~
	[[wikipedia:Communicative_rationality\|Communicative Rationality]] is the theory that [[wikipedia:Rationality\|rationality]] is the [[inevitable]] outcome of successful [[communication]], and that rationality is a built-in property of [[language]]. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Yuval Noah Harari's book Nexus] suggests otherwise, pointing to many cases throughout [[history]] where [[technologies]] that improve our ability to [[communicate]] have led to the spread of [[misinformation]] and [[authoritarian]] abuses of [[power]]. One could argue that these simply represent unsuccessful attempts at communication. In any case, regardless of whether [[progress]] trends toward reason because it is [[inevitable]], or because we choose reason over [[misinformation]], or because we [[inevitably]] choose reason due to [[determinism]], we should still make that choice.

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	When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once [[beliefs]] have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on [[faith]] in [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].		When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once [[beliefs]] have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on [[faith]] in [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].

			== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==
			[[wikipedia:Communicative_rationality\|Communicative Rationality]] is the theory that [[wikipedia:Rationality\|rationality]] is the [[inevitable]] outcome of successful [[communication]], and that rationality is a built-in property of [[language]]. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Yuval Noah Harari's book Nexus] suggests otherwise, pointing to many cases throughout [[history]] where [[technologies]] that improve our ability to [[communicate]] have led to the spread of [[misinformation]] and [[authoritarian]] abuses of [[power]]. One could argue that these simply represent unsuccessful attempts at communication. In any case, regardless of whether [[progress]] trends toward reason because it is [[inevitable]], or because we choose reason over [[misinformation]], or because we [[inevitably]] choose reason due to [[determinism]], we should still make that choice.

	== Rationality Resources ==		== Rationality Resources ==

Fractalguy: /* Critical Thinking is Spiritual */

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Critical Thinking is Spiritual

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	== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==		== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==
	If you consider [[spirituality]] to be a search for truth, meaning, and [[moral]] living, critical thinking, science, and reason are your biggest [[allies]] in your journey. Without them, you have no way to tell when you are being deceived.		If you consider [[spirituality]] to be a search for [[truth]], [[meaning]], and [[moral]] living, critical thinking, [[science]], and reason are your biggest [[allies]] in your journey. Without them, you have no way to tell when you are being deceived.

	Even if you are studying [[scripture]], and are certain of its divine [[inspiration]], you cannot be certain of your own interpretations or those of others without critical thinking.		Even if you are studying [[scripture]], and are certain of its divine [[inspiration]], you cannot be certain of your own interpretations, or those of others, without critical thinking.

	Critical thinking and skepticism, when directed at one's own [[beliefs]], are the essence of [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]]. Acknowledging that you might be wrong, that others may have more information or a different [[perspective]] that you haven't considered, is intellectual and [[spiritual]] [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]].		Critical thinking and [[wikipedia:Skepticism\|skepticism]], when directed at one's own [[beliefs]], are the essence of [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]]. Acknowledging that you might be wrong, that others may have more [[information]] or a different [[perspective]] that you haven't considered, is intellectual and [[spiritual]] [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]].

	When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once beliefs have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on faith in ~~literalist~~ interpretations of scripture.		When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once [[beliefs]] have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on [[faith]] in [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].

	== Rationality Resources ==		== Rationality Resources ==

Fractalguy: Critical Thinking is Spiritual

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Critical Thinking is Spiritual

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	[[File:Critical-thinking-reason-rationality-objectivity-evidence.jpg\|thumb\|Monkey contemplating the [[pseudoscientific]] nature of homeopathy]]		[[File:Critical-thinking-reason-rationality-objectivity-evidence.jpg\|thumb\|Monkey contemplating the [[pseudoscientific]] [[nature]] of homeopathy]]
	Having the skills to think critically about new [[information]] is a vital skill in the modern era. Without it, people are subject to [[grift]], [[pseudoscience]], [[conspiracy]], and [[misinformation]].		Having the skills to think critically about new [[information]] is a vital skill in the modern era. Without it, people are subject to [[grift]], [[pseudoscience]], [[conspiracy]], and [[misinformation]].

	Critical thinking and skepticism are often confused with being [[contrarian]]. These are not the same thing. A [[contrarian]] may offer some valid criticisms of an [[In-group\|out-group]], but will not concede any valid points they make.		Critical thinking and skepticism are often confused with being [[contrarian]]. These are not the same thing. A [[contrarian]] may offer some valid criticisms of an [[In-group\|out-group]], but will not concede any valid points they make.<blockquote>''"It's sort of a [[mental]] attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about [[mindset]] of looking at the world in a [[Games\|playful]] and curious and creative way."'' -[[wikipedia:Adam_Savage\|Adam Savage]]</blockquote>The [[meaning]] of [[wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|critical thinking]] and [[wikipedia:Skepticism\|skepticism]] has been muddied in recent years by [[conspiracy theorists]], [[racists]] and [[misogynists]], and other [[misinformation]] peddlers who employ the [[language]] of [[wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|critical thinking]] to what is actually [[institutional]] [[contrarianism]].

	~~The meaning of~~ [[~~wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|critical thinking]] and [[wikipedia:Skepticism\|skepticism]] has been muddied in recent years by [[conspiracy theorists]], [[racists~~]] ~~and [[misogynists]], and other [[misinformation]] peddlers who employ the [[language]] of [[wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|critical thinking]] to what is actually [[institutional]] [[contrarianism]].~~		[[True]] critical thinking is open to the evaluation of new [[evidence]] and willing to change positions if that evidence warrants it, regardless of [[in-group]] affiliation.

	~~True~~ critical thinking is open to the evaluation of new evidence and willing to change positions if that evidence warrants it, regardless of [[in-group]] affiliation.

	See [[wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|Critical Thinking]], [[wikipedia:Skepticism\|Skepticism]], and [[wikipedia:Reason\|Reason]] on Wikipedia.		See [[wikipedia:Critical_thinking\|Critical Thinking]], [[wikipedia:Skepticism\|Skepticism]], and [[wikipedia:Reason\|Reason]] on Wikipedia.
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	== Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong ==		== Ways Critical Thinking Goes Wrong ==
	[[wikipedia:Cognitive_bias\|Cognitive Bias]] refers to the ways that we prefer interpretations of facts that conform to various prejudices. [[In-group]] [[wikipedia:Affinity_bias\|affinity bias]] and [[out-group]] [[wikipedia:Implicit_stereotype\|implicit bias]] are some of the most important ones, which is why they are referenced so often in this [[wiki]]. [[wikipedia:Fundamental_attribution_error\|Fundamental attribution]] is another common one, where we assume people's actions are reflections of their [[free will]], instead of situational [[ethics]], [[incentives]], and [[power]] dynamics.		[[wikipedia:Cognitive_bias\|Cognitive Bias]] refers to the ways that we prefer interpretations of [[facts]] that conform to various prejudices. [[In-group]] [[wikipedia:Affinity_bias\|affinity bias]] and [[out-group]] [[wikipedia:Implicit_stereotype\|implicit bias]] are some of the most important ones, which is why they are referenced so often in this [[wiki]]. [[wikipedia:Fundamental_attribution_error\|Fundamental attribution]] is another common one, where we assume people's actions are reflections of their [[free will]], instead of situational [[ethics]], [[incentives]], and [[power]] dynamics.

	The producers of this content are biased against embedding videos so you'll have to click the links to watch.		The producers of this content are biased against embedding videos so you'll have to click the links to watch.
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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbV1jN12RY Every Bias Explained in 8 Minutes]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbV1jN12RY Every Bias Explained in 8 Minutes]

	[[wikipedia:Fallacy\|Logical Fallacies]] happen when faulty [[wikipedia:Reason\|reasoning]] is made in the construction of an argument. Understanding and avoiding them is [[necessary]] for effective [[persuasion]], and for [[truth]] in general. Some of the most common are the [[wikipedia:Straw_man\|straw man]], [[wikipedia:Bandwagon_effect\|bandwagoning]], [[wikipedia:False_equivalence\|false equivalence]], and [[wikipedia:Ad_hominem\|ad hominem]], though you should take the time to familiarize yourself with all of them. Once you do you will start seeing examples of them everywhere you look, especially if you follow [[politics]].		[[wikipedia:Fallacy\|Logical Fallacies]] happen when faulty [[wikipedia:Reason\|reasoning]] is made in the construction of an argument. Understanding and avoiding them is [[necessary]] for effective [[persuasion]], and for [[truth]] in general. Some of the most common are the [[wikipedia:Straw_man\|straw man]], [[wikipedia:Bandwagon_effect\|bandwagoning]], [[wikipedia:False_equivalence\|false equivalence]], and [[wikipedia:Ad_hominem\|ad hominem]], though you should take the [[time]] to familiarize yourself with all of them. Once you do you will start seeing examples of them everywhere you look, especially if you follow [[politics]].

	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg-SNOteQQ Every Logical Fallacy Explained in 11 Minutes] <br>
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	== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==		== Is Rationality Inevitable? ==
	[[wikipedia:Communicative_rationality\|Communicative Rationality]] is the theory that [[wikipedia:Rationality\|rationality]] is the [[inevitable]] outcome of successful [[communication]], and that rationality is a built-in property of [[language]]. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Yuval Noah Harari's book Nexus] suggests otherwise, pointing to many cases throughout [[history]] where [[technologies]] that improve our ability to [[communicate]] have led to the spread of [[misinformation]] and [[authoritarian]] abuses of [[power]]. One could argue that these simply represent unsuccessful attempts at communication. In any case, regardless of whether [[progress]] trends toward reason because it is [[inevitable]], or because we choose reason over [[misinformation]], or because we [[inevitably]] choose reason due to [[determinism]], we should still make that choice.		[[wikipedia:Communicative_rationality\|Communicative Rationality]] is the theory that [[wikipedia:Rationality\|rationality]] is the [[inevitable]] outcome of successful [[communication]], and that rationality is a built-in property of [[language]]. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204927599-nexus Yuval Noah Harari's book Nexus] suggests otherwise, pointing to many cases throughout [[history]] where [[technologies]] that improve our ability to [[communicate]] have led to the spread of [[misinformation]] and [[authoritarian]] abuses of [[power]]. One could argue that these simply represent unsuccessful attempts at communication. In any case, regardless of whether [[progress]] trends toward reason because it is [[inevitable]], or because we choose reason over [[misinformation]], or because we [[inevitably]] choose reason due to [[determinism]], we should still make that choice.

			== Critical Thinking is Spiritual ==
			If you consider [[spirituality]] to be a search for truth, meaning, and [[moral]] living, critical thinking, science, and reason are your biggest [[allies]] in your journey. Without them, you have no way to tell when you are being deceived.

			Even if you are studying [[scripture]], and are certain of its divine [[inspiration]], you cannot be certain of your own interpretations or those of others without critical thinking.

			Critical thinking and skepticism, when directed at one's own [[beliefs]], are the essence of [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]]. Acknowledging that you might be wrong, that others may have more information or a different [[perspective]] that you haven't considered, is intellectual and [[spiritual]] [[wikipedia:Humility\|humility]].

			When [[belief]] is based on [[faith]], critical thinking is seen as [[doubt]] and lack of [[conviction]]. In the short term this may be true. However, once beliefs have been examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed using a rational framework, they become far more powerful than those that rely on faith in literalist interpretations of scripture.

	== Rationality Resources ==		== Rationality Resources ==
	The [https://sensibility.berkeley.edu/ Sense & Sensibility & Science] online course, and the the book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624807-third-millennium-thinking Third Millennium Thinking] that it is based on, are good comprehensive guides to critical thinking.		The [https://sensibility.berkeley.edu/ Sense & Sensibility & Science] online course, and the the [[book]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624807-third-millennium-thinking Third Millennium Thinking] that it is based on, are [[good]] comprehensive guides to critical thinking.

	[https://thinkingispower.com/ Thinking is Power] has great free courses that teach critical thinking skills.		[https://thinkingispower.com/ Thinking is Power] has great free courses that teach critical thinking skills.

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	== Rationality Resources ==		== Rationality Resources ==
			The [https://sensibility.berkeley.edu/ Sense & Sensibility & Science] online course, and the the book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624807-third-millennium-thinking Third Millennium Thinking] that it is based on, are good comprehensive guides to critical thinking.

	[https://thinkingispower.com/ Thinking is Power] has great free courses that teach critical thinking skills.		[https://thinkingispower.com/ Thinking is Power] has great free courses that teach critical thinking skills.