Critical thinking is easily taught, but people who aren't thinking critically can not teach it. "Critical Thinking" is infectious. It shows through in jokes th

Critical thinking is easily taught, but people who aren't thinking critically can not teach it. "Critical Thinking" is infectious. It shows through in jokes that you can't help but emulate, in pranks that exploit foolish assumptions. Critical thinking is inherently one of the most interesting things you can do, and there is nothing your brain would like to do more. So why don't people think critically? Because, like Lesterbuck mentions, they're bribed not to. It requires giving up things that keep you comfortable. It requires disrupting cultural or group assumption, an inherently alienating behavior. You can probably train yourself to notice when people are thinking critically because it offends you for a reason you can't quite name.