For some people, I suppose the term “critical thinking” connotes a negative, a criticism. That is a misconception: Put simply, thinking critically means not taking things at face value. It means being curious and searching for evidence. It means being aware of inherent biases in your ideas and not falling victim to confirmation bias (believing something because it concurs with a belief you already hold).
In our present-day public discourse, do you see examples of ideas that are presented with or without a rigorous search for evidence in the realm of objective reality?
Do We Know How to Think Critically?
For some people, I suppose the term “critical thinking” connotes a negative, a criticism. That is a misconception: Put simply, thinking critically means not taking things at face value. It means being curious and searching for evidence. It means being aware of inherent biases in your ideas and not falling victim to confirmation bias (believing something because it concurs with a belief you already hold).
In our present-day public discourse, do you see examples of ideas that are presented with or without a rigorous search for evidence in the realm of objective reality?