Are You a Critical Thinker?
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Honestly, I wish they would teach healthy scepticism, critical thinking and discernment already at school! I for sure didn't learn it there...
Personally I believe it's very easy, especially when you're somewhat of a seeker and very open minded person, who's quite eager to check out things; teaching modalities, different spiritual approaches etc. to fall prey to a charismatic, popular teacher. Following them without questioning things.
There's so many 'wolves in sheep's clothing' pretending to be something they're not. Eventually harming a great deal of people.
That's why it's so important to learn to not put anyone on a pedestal and to keep on staying alert, when following someone's teaching or method. Discerning between what applies to you and what doesn't.
Nowadays, where it's so easy to just share everyone's messages without really checking them out on Social Media, critical thinking and a healthy dose of scepticism is maybe even more important than ever.
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i agree it should be taught in schools - Which may blow the cover for some faculty control freaks within. My eyes were opened wide to the duplicitous nature of some humans about eight years ago. My Dad warned me to read The Prince (Machiavelli) .. I used to be an innocent hippie kid. Now I know better. The best tool now seems to distance myself from certain environments and focus on my personal projects/development.. This seems to offer a break from any allure.. See things clearer. Not sure if that makes sense. Thanks, Anja!
I can relate to the innocent hippie kid! Sounds like an intriguing read. And it makes perfect sense to distance oneself from certain environments for sure and focus on own projects. At some point it's maybe a good idea to venture out into new situations, people etc. That's my take on it for now. 😃
Skepticism and critical thinking is not a class to take. Putting those to use depends on emotional maturity. No emotional maturity, no critical thinking.
I can see your point about the emotional maturity. That makes a lot of sense. Still I believe questioning things can be fostered, which might in return mature a person emotionally. Or the other way around or both ideally.
@@anjakersten think on this scenario. You’re a little girl on the playground and another girl, one of your friends, whispers to you that some other schoolmate has said some evil thing about you behind your back, or perhaps they’ve done something unworthy. Critical thinking skill means you would instantly approach the schoolmate and ask them if the story is true or not, get their side of the story. Seems simple but not necessarily so. What are the possible repercussions of you being so open and inquisitive? What if your friend grabs you and demands you not talk to them, even threatens you? What if you know already that the friend will do the same thing to you if you cross her, and you know that nobody else will check her story but instead hate on you, too? What if you find out that the story is fabricated by the friend, now you have to face the fact that someone you like, you totally misread, do you want to face that shock? What if you will feel personally embarrassed about yourself being so easily manipulated? What if the friend you know very well could easily turn all your present friends against you just for having tried to protect the reputation of a possibly innocent person? What if all your friend group is mobilized against you and the schoolmate as both being unwanted? What if demonstrating that much more virtue than the others would actually cause them to loathe, fear and hate you?
Emotional maturity means you don’t care what other people think about you, you never submit to your lessers. Without robust emotional maturity, how many would think critically in that situation, even if they’re taught what it is and how to do it? What would you have done then, compared to now?
I know there are 8 year olds who wouldn’t hesitate to face their fears without having had any training on critical thinking, and there are 80 year olds who are still the manipulative personality who continue to manipulate, never mind standing up for anyone else. I’m saying if you want critical thinking, then focus on the root cause from which it emerges, emotional maturity. I agree that being put into a position where we need to practice critical thinking and that exercise will promote emotional maturity, certainly. I’ve been through that crossroads many times and have had to make difficult choices depending on whether I protect my inside vs my outside.
@@MarcSmith23 thank you for going through so many scenarios and adding valuable points. I love what you said at the end about making the choice whether you need to protect your insight vs the outside. I can relate.
@@anjakersten we need to teach these concepts with the proper words to use so the youth don’t go through their lives with things bouncing around in their heads with nobody else to discuss it with.