#critical-thinking — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #critical-thinking, aggregated by home.social.
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"Even more fundamentally, the activities of reading and writing may themselves be understood as practices of living up to one another. When I write philosophy, I do not take myself to be merely informing you, the reader, of some Points, which are detached from me. Rather, my words are mine, and I assume responsibility for them. I take this to be the essence of our mutual contract, as reader and writer: I may expect your attention on what I write, only if I accept accountability for what I write and so, how I write. Rorty’s metaphor of conversation is especially apt in this respect. My part in our philosophical conversation cannot be efficiently outsourced, because doing so would undercut the basic ethical premise of being in conversation: that I show up, not in the sense of merely being physically present or nominally on the page, but in the distinctively normative sense of bringing myself fully to conversation and assuming responsibility for what I do in it. I offload what I think and what I say, then, at the risk of defeating my desire to really be in conversation with you: to hear what you say and respond, with my thoughts in my words, in turn."
https://blnreview.de/en/ausgaben/2026-08/als-ob-philosophieren-lily-hu
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"Even more fundamentally, the activities of reading and writing may themselves be understood as practices of living up to one another. When I write philosophy, I do not take myself to be merely informing you, the reader, of some Points, which are detached from me. Rather, my words are mine, and I assume responsibility for them. I take this to be the essence of our mutual contract, as reader and writer: I may expect your attention on what I write, only if I accept accountability for what I write and so, how I write. Rorty’s metaphor of conversation is especially apt in this respect. My part in our philosophical conversation cannot be efficiently outsourced, because doing so would undercut the basic ethical premise of being in conversation: that I show up, not in the sense of merely being physically present or nominally on the page, but in the distinctively normative sense of bringing myself fully to conversation and assuming responsibility for what I do in it. I offload what I think and what I say, then, at the risk of defeating my desire to really be in conversation with you: to hear what you say and respond, with my thoughts in my words, in turn."
https://blnreview.de/en/ausgaben/2026-08/als-ob-philosophieren-lily-hu
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If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
@joeinwynnewood Not *total* lack of intelligence, but lacking in key aspects; #CriticalThinking.
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@joeinwynnewood Not *total* lack of intelligence, but lacking in key aspects; #CriticalThinking.
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@joeinwynnewood @thetnholler.bsky.social #PoorlyEducated #Americans do not have the #CriticalThinking skills needed to classify #FoxNews content as #propaganda.
There’s a *very good* reason why, after he won his first ‘primary’ in #Nevada during the #2016election run-up, #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump famously said “I love 💕 the poorly educated!” https://youtu.be/O9F6EAMPky4
#Resist intelligently, and reform public #education in the #UnitedStates to #SaveAmerica.
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@joeinwynnewood @thetnholler.bsky.social #PoorlyEducated #Americans do not have the #CriticalThinking skills needed to classify #FoxNews content as #propaganda.
There’s a *very good* reason why, after he won his first ‘primary’ in #Nevada during the #2016election run-up, #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump famously said “I love 💕 the poorly educated!” https://youtu.be/O9F6EAMPky4
#Resist intelligently, and reform public #education in the #UnitedStates to #SaveAmerica.
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Escaping The Cave: Plato’s Allegory and The Key To Overcoming Ignorance
Marvin Leuvrey In The Republic, Plato conjures his enduring allegory of the cave a meditation on the nature of reality, ignorance, and enlightenment. Imagine a group of people who have spent their entire existence chained inside a cave. They can only face one wall, and behind them burns a fire. Between them and this fire, there are people carrying objects, which cast shadows on the wall. Because this imagery is all the prisoners know, they mistake the shadows for reality......Continue […] -
Escaping The Cave: Plato’s Allegory and The Key To Overcoming Ignorance
Marvin Leuvrey In The Republic, Plato conjures his enduring allegory of the cave a meditation on the nature of reality, ignorance, and enlightenment. Imagine a group of people who have spent their entire existence chained inside a cave. They can only face one wall, and behind them burns a fire. Between them and this fire, there are people carrying objects, which cast shadows on the wall. Because this imagery is all the prisoners know, they mistake the shadows for reality......Continue […] -
MAGIC
Sometimes The Magic Lies In The Hidden Factor We Missed Seeing Even While WatchingWhat we call magic is often the hidden factor we never noticed.
Article link 👇
https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/magic-50fd800e4cdc?sk=d7988e9172f909aba173fce047fc6de9
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MAGIC
Sometimes The Magic Lies In The Hidden Factor We Missed Seeing Even While WatchingWhat we call magic is often the hidden factor we never noticed.
Article link 👇
https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/magic-50fd800e4cdc?sk=d7988e9172f909aba173fce047fc6de9
Visual created with AI.
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Against the Current in Nigeria: Interview with Dr. Leo Igwe by Stefano Bigliardi
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/against-the-current-in-nigeria-interview-with-dr-leo-igwe/
#LeoIgwe
#StefanoBigliardi
#skepticism #criticalthinking #nigeria #TraditionalReligions #academia -
Against the Current in Nigeria: Interview with Dr. Leo Igwe by Stefano Bigliardi
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/against-the-current-in-nigeria-interview-with-dr-leo-igwe/
#LeoIgwe
#StefanoBigliardi
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It's been a while since the last update, but big things are here with more coming soon. Level 2 topic Critical Thinking, Intermediate level is now live, and there's a lot of good stuff in there to really sharpen your thinking skills. Covered are:
- Evidence, Probability and Trust: for knowing when to trust and when to require or seek more evidence,
- The Romantic Trap: learn how subjective ideas have infiltrated our objective thinking at the cultural level,
- Media Literacy: to be better able to sort out truth from fiction in the news and online
- Intellectual Virtues: take all these critical thinking tools and turn them into skills and habits
- Scam and Manipulation Defence: because who wants to be scammed?
- And even more logical fallacies and cognitive biases: catch yourself and others from these all too common mistakes.The next Intermediate topic, Psychology, is already drafted and in editing, so it should be up in not too long. There's a lot of great connections between Psychology and Critical Thinking, as well as the following topic, Emotion Management (topic 3), so you'll see how they all reinforce each other.
Check out the new lessons now! Remember that they are all free with no sign-ups, subscriptions, or even any tracking.
https://techne-system.neocities.org/#Techne #education #SelfImprovement #CriticalThinking #OER #PersonalDevelopment #OSES
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It's been a while since the last update, but big things are here with more coming soon. Level 2 topic Critical Thinking, Intermediate level is now live, and there's a lot of good stuff in there to really sharpen your thinking skills. Covered are:
- Evidence, Probability and Trust: for knowing when to trust and when to require or seek more evidence,
- The Romantic Trap: learn how subjective ideas have infiltrated our objective thinking at the cultural level,
- Media Literacy: to be better able to sort out truth from fiction in the news and online
- Intellectual Virtues: take all these critical thinking tools and turn them into skills and habits
- Scam and Manipulation Defence: because who wants to be scammed?
- And even more logical fallacies and cognitive biases: catch yourself and others from these all too common mistakes.The next Intermediate topic, Psychology, is already drafted and in editing, so it should be up in not too long. There's a lot of great connections between Psychology and Critical Thinking, as well as the following topic, Emotion Management (topic 3), so you'll see how they all reinforce each other.
Check out the new lessons now! Remember that they are all free with no sign-ups, subscriptions, or even any tracking.
https://techne-system.neocities.org/#Techne #education #SelfImprovement #CriticalThinking #OER #PersonalDevelopment #OSES
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Informal Logic issue 2/2026 is now available, https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic
#informalLogic #logic #reasoning #paattely #argument #philosophy #epistemology #tieto #argumentationTheory #criticalThinking
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Informal Logic issue 2/2026 is now available, https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic
#informalLogic #logic #reasoning #paattely #argument #philosophy #epistemology #tieto #argumentationTheory #criticalThinking
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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others. - Blaise Pascal
#CriticalThinking
#ChangingMinds
#debate
#logicalreasoning
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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others. - Blaise Pascal
#CriticalThinking
#ChangingMinds
#debate
#logicalreasoning
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Who are you accountable to? Who has leverage on you? #criticalthinking #psychology #philosophy
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Who are you accountable to? Who has leverage on you? #criticalthinking #psychology #philosophy
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Critical reading is a research skill.
A seven-step approach can help identify knowledge gaps, evaluate experimental design, spot limitations and separate evidence from interpretation when reading scientific papers.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01209-0
#Research #ScientificMethod #CriticalThinking #AcademicSkills #openscience
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Critical reading is a research skill.
A seven-step approach can help identify knowledge gaps, evaluate experimental design, spot limitations and separate evidence from interpretation when reading scientific papers.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01209-0
#Research #ScientificMethod #CriticalThinking #AcademicSkills #openscience
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Philology students were asked why literature matters today. Their answers: almost entirely clichés—"spiritual enrichment," "history textbook," "moral guide," "intelligence booster." Nearly none gave examples. The paper argues this unreflective "myth of literature" clashes with pragmatic value systems, distorts how students perceive modernism.
PDF: nevmenandr.github.io/portfolio/assets/pdf/axio.pdf
#Literature #Philology #Axiology #Education #CriticalThinking #Humanities
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Philology students were asked why literature matters today. Their answers: almost entirely clichés—"spiritual enrichment," "history textbook," "moral guide," "intelligence booster." Nearly none gave examples. The paper argues this unreflective "myth of literature" clashes with pragmatic value systems, distorts how students perceive modernism.
PDF: nevmenandr.github.io/portfolio/assets/pdf/axio.pdf
#Literature #Philology #Axiology #Education #CriticalThinking #Humanities
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Ever heard that a "singularly beautiful female angel" appeared to George Washington at Valley Forge with visions of the future? How do you know?
When I ask that about a paranormal story, I get "it's been said" or "they say."
This Independence Day, free yourself from "they." Ask questions. Skepticism maximizes autonomy. 🎆
That angel story? First published in 1880, under a pen name.
#FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #FoundingFathers #AmericanHistory #Skepticism #CriticalThinking #Histodons
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Ever heard that a "singularly beautiful female angel" appeared to George Washington at Valley Forge with visions of the future? How do you know?
When I ask that about a paranormal story, I get "it's been said" or "they say."
This Independence Day, free yourself from "they." Ask questions. Skepticism maximizes autonomy. 🎆
That angel story? First published in 1880, under a pen name.
#FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #FoundingFathers #AmericanHistory #Skepticism #CriticalThinking #Histodons
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He was a hard-headed man, he was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty #criticalthinking #psychology #philosophy
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He was a hard-headed man, he was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty #criticalthinking #psychology #philosophy
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Beyond AI: The Real Challenge
An engineer reflects on WPI in the 1960s, the rise of artificial intelligence, and why lived experience—not information alone—remains the true path to wisdom.https://rmdellorfanoauthor.com/2026/07/03/beyond-ai-the-real-challenge/
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Beyond AI: The Real Challenge
An engineer reflects on WPI in the 1960s, the rise of artificial intelligence, and why lived experience—not information alone—remains the true path to wisdom.https://rmdellorfanoauthor.com/2026/07/03/beyond-ai-the-real-challenge/
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DATE: July 2, 2026 at 07:05AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: Does a Reliance on AI Weaken Our Cognitive Skills?
Source: APA Monitor
In many areas of work and life, generative AI tools offer such great gains in efficiency that using them is hard to resist, which raises a question: Will relying on AI weaken our cognitive skills, or can it enhance them? While early research suggested that certain skills might weaken, recent studies paint a more complex picture. Passive use can lead to skill decay, but more structured, deliberate use may actually boost critical thinking and...
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #AI #CognitiveSkills #AIFuture #CriticalThinking #AIandWork #SkillDecayVsGrowth #GenerativeAI #TechnologyImpact #AIethics #MentalEfficiency
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DATE: July 2, 2026 at 07:05AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: Does a Reliance on AI Weaken Our Cognitive Skills?
Source: APA Monitor
In many areas of work and life, generative AI tools offer such great gains in efficiency that using them is hard to resist, which raises a question: Will relying on AI weaken our cognitive skills, or can it enhance them? While early research suggested that certain skills might weaken, recent studies paint a more complex picture. Passive use can lead to skill decay, but more structured, deliberate use may actually boost critical thinking and...
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot @PTUnofficialBot
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #AI #CognitiveSkills #AIFuture #CriticalThinking #AIandWork #SkillDecayVsGrowth #GenerativeAI #TechnologyImpact #AIethics #MentalEfficiency
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Why yes, I sure did wear a "I ❤️ Weenies" right before going to grab some pictures of St. Luke's Chapel with these two, and yes, downtown Raleigh was in the middle of a pride celebration. Turns out, a lot of others like weenies as well!
#Skepticism #Paranormal #CriticalThinking #PhantomChoir #GhostStories #Debunked #ParanormalInvestigation
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Why yes, I sure did wear a "I ❤️ Weenies" right before going to grab some pictures of St. Luke's Chapel with these two, and yes, downtown Raleigh was in the middle of a pride celebration. Turns out, a lot of others like weenies as well!
#Skepticism #Paranormal #CriticalThinking #PhantomChoir #GhostStories #Debunked #ParanormalInvestigation
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The historical accounts taught in schools might be inaccurate, and textbooks and teachers generally present biased historical accounts—often without anyone noticing. This might not be intentional, although avoiding controversy and disregarding conflicting evidence is valued.
https://shop.ancient-origins.net/collections/videos/products/school-got-it-wrong-thinking-critically-about-history
#History #Bias #CriticalThinking #HistoryMatters #UnbiasedEducation #RethinkHistory -
The historical accounts taught in schools might be inaccurate, and textbooks and teachers generally present biased historical accounts—often without anyone noticing. This might not be intentional, although avoiding controversy and disregarding conflicting evidence is valued.
https://shop.ancient-origins.net/collections/videos/products/school-got-it-wrong-thinking-critically-about-history
#History #Bias #CriticalThinking #HistoryMatters #UnbiasedEducation #RethinkHistory
