Comments on: Critical Thinking Questions http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: bill http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-5179 bill Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:55:41 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/#comment-5179 So, failing to ask these questions is <i>uncritical</i> thinking. Right? Critical reading and thinking are two skills that future society needs in abundance. With the readily accessible information now just a google away for the least critical of thinkers, society could come to a stand still. What would result from forcing everybody to vote, for an example? Here's a conspiracy for you. What if the NSA took over the root name servers on the 'net and redirected queries to server farms loaded with replica sites full of misinformation? All those people that you hear answering authoritatively that: “they say this” or “they say that.” would be in the power of the government. So, failing to ask these questions is uncritical thinking. Right?

Critical reading and thinking are two skills that future society needs in abundance. With the readily accessible information now just a google away for the least critical of thinkers, society could come to a stand still. What would result from forcing everybody to vote, for an example?

Here’s a conspiracy for you. What if the NSA took over the root name servers on the ‘net and redirected queries to server farms loaded with replica sites full of misinformation? All those people that you hear answering authoritatively that: “they say this” or “they say that.” would be in the power of the government.

]]> By: Dan http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 Dan Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:44:02 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/#comment-5166 Why do you think that? I consider myself a conspiracy buff, but I know I have no idea what is really going on. I entertain multiple possible explanations for events. Sometimes I can't come up with any good explanation, but I still don't believe the mainstream explanation. Does that mean I'm not a conspiracy theorist? Is there a name for what I think? Or are we just setting up a strawman version of conspiracy theory? Why do you think that? I consider myself a conspiracy buff, but I know I have no idea what is really going on. I entertain multiple possible explanations for events. Sometimes I can’t come up with any good explanation, but I still don’t believe the mainstream explanation. Does that mean I’m not a conspiracy theorist? Is there a name for what I think? Or are we just setting up a strawman version of conspiracy theory?

]]> By: Tim Boucher http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 Tim Boucher Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:28:40 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/#comment-5146 I might add though that most conspiracy theory once it has asked and found a possible answer for them, seems to conclude that this is *the* answer, simply because it's possible and they thought of it. In other words, if you really want to use critical thinking skills, you have to ask yourself these questions, just as you'd ask anyone else. I might add though that most conspiracy theory once it has asked and found a possible answer for them, seems to conclude that this is *the* answer, simply because it’s possible and they thought of it.

In other words, if you really want to use critical thinking skills, you have to ask yourself these questions, just as you’d ask anyone else.

]]> By: Dan http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 Dan Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:24:29 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/08/27/critical-thinking-questions/#comment-5145 <blockquote>How do I know you are telling me the truth? What is an alternate explanation for this phenomenon?</blockquote> Sounds like conspiracy theory to me.

How do I know you are telling me the truth?
What is an alternate explanation for this phenomenon?

Sounds like conspiracy theory to me.

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