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How is it possible to educate people so that they are likely to form their own opinion rather than to put blind trust into the opinion of their peers? It would
by MichaelMoser123 9y ago
How is it possible to educate people so that they are likely to form their own opinion rather than to put blind trust into the opinion of their peers?
It would be a big win if this debate would move at least some people into a direction of looking at the information that is served to us in a more critical manner
- dogruck 9y agoOh, you mean, forming their own opinion instead of blindly following the opinion of the newspaper editorial boards, and the experts predicting immediate financial collapse?
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoA skeptic might read several news sources as as to get a more complete picture of what is happening. The problem is that this requires some time and attention to details while reading. What other options are there?
- tomjen3 9y agoAs a start: not spend 12+ years of their lives being told to regurgitate information by their teachers whether it is right or not. Not have them say a pledge every morning without thinking about it. Teach the kids to question _everything_, feed them information from all sorts of different sources.