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Fundamentalism versus Critical Thinking

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Larni
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02-20-2007 8:13 AM 		Reply to: Message 4 by anastasia
02-19-2007 7:38 PM

Being asked to think critically by your religion is a million miles away from thinking critically about your religion.
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Larni
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02-20-2007 8:17 AM 		Reply to: Message 6 by Phat
02-19-2007 8:54 PM

Phat writes:
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because we need to have a bedrock in which to sink our anchor.
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No.
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That is what some religions tell us
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Phat writes:
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This whole idea of taking charge of our own minds is a bit like the "ye shall be as gods" conundrum.
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How is taking charge of ones mind a conundrum? I teach people to do it every day.
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10-20-2008 7:50 AM 		Reply to: Message 136 by Phat
10-13-2008 11:02 AM

Re: Lets Get Critical
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I had a personal experience that I judged to be emotionally and soulfully real to me.
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My bold.
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There's your problem. Critically thinking your judgement is flawed.
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Larni
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04-06-2009 1:30 PM 		Reply to: Message 154 by Phat
04-06-2009 6:29 AM

Re: Lets Get Critical
Why must we always become skeptics by default? If it works, who cares whether or not it is a placebo?
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The placebo effect is basically the Hawthorn Effect (my favourite effect). That means as long as you think someone cares you will feel a bit better.
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Now, if you were in receipt of the Hawthorn Effect and applied critical thinking to the positivity you felt you may well lose the effect.
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That's why you should never apply critical thinking to ones god of choice.
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