How confident are you about the validity of many of your beliefs?
Tag: critical thinking
Discerning Truth and Value
In today’s world of disinformation and fake news it is more crucial than ever to be able to discern fact from fiction and right from wrong.
Learning to Think Critically
An essential role of education is to teach us to think critically – to evaluate, to personally verify, to look beyond the surface, and to honestly recognize problems if they exist.
Propaganda and What to Believe
The prevalence of propaganda forces every individual to become diligently self-examining about his or her beliefs and to use critical thinking in forming opinions and beliefs about the world they live in.
Seeing What You Want to See
Beware of allowing yourself to fall under the undue influence of rationalization. Rationalizing can undermine the integrity of our beliefs. We come to believe what we want to believe because it suits our emotional interests and needs, and not because of its truth value.