>"And the article hardly explains how reason has been defeated. It barely mentions the propaganda machine (Fox, Limbaugh, etc.) that played the biggest role in

>"And the article hardly explains how reason has been defeated. It barely mentions the propaganda machine (Fox, Limbaugh, etc.) that played the biggest role in impugning the idea of truth." I saw the is the other day, authored by democratic party advisers/pollsters: >"Rather than having expert thinkers come up with the right solution to a problem, the process of trial and error creates multiple experiments that attempt to solve the problem and uses objective empirical results to determine the best solution. With this approach, more trials - and errors – produce better results. [...] This is the type of problem solving approach Millennials have used almost since birth. They use it every day on social networks to decide what movie to go to, at which restaurant to eat, and even for which candidates to vote. Rather than insisting on solving challenges using the inherited, but inevitably limited wisdom of experts, Millennials would prefer to share their ideas and let the group find the right answer through their combined experiences. Given how far astray critical thinking has often taken us, maybe it’s time to embrace the Millennial Generation’s approach and see if it leads to even better results than the preferred methods of older generations." http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/930173/12774430/1308371971103/Millennials++Critical+Thinking.pdf?token=PlwvVGveRCyVjBxPGqbTq7nMqgM= http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/930173/12774430/130837... So they recommend we should just do AB testing rather than use critical thinking to examine the consequences of our actions. This is the NHST mind virus that destroys everything it touches spreading beyond research.