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> It doesn't matter how much education you have, if entertaining a particular problem causes your amygdala to start firing then your ability to think criticall
by cirgue 9y ago
> It doesn't matter how much education you have, if entertaining a particular problem causes your amygdala to start firing then your ability to think critically is out the window.
Thinking critically is, by definition, the ability to not hold beliefs and opinions too deeply or too personally. This is a learnable skill, and is one facet of intellectual maturity.
- BearGoesChirp 9y agoIn which case there are levels of it because there are issues that I can discuss to get an emotional response from almost anyone, especially if they think I'm arguing the issue for some reason other than to measure their emotional reaction.