But compare that to someone who has no critical thinking skills at all. Further, at least some people will be clever enough to use critical thinking on their o

But compare that to someone who has no critical thinking skills at all. Further, at least some people will be clever enough to use critical thinking on their own beliefs. Maybe some will only use it to further entrench, but not all. And it only takes a few amazing people to push society forwards; that's all we've ever really had.