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I think you're employing an extremely narrow definition of critical thinking. The ability to question everything you read, hear and learn in search of the trut
by Jacqued 11y ago
I think you're employing an extremely narrow definition of critical thinking.
The ability to question everything you read, hear and learn in search of the truth (what is), or, most likely, of more accurate or useful representations of it, is not dependent of your math or even science knowledge.
At the end of the day, intellectual curiosity and a willingness to understand things are what you need to get ahead.
- mcguire 11y agoI know many people who question everything. Unfortunately, since they only accept answers that they come up with themselves or that match their other opinions, they tend to wind up having odd pseudo-conspiracy theories like denying global climate change.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoI don't think that's right. I read a lot of people who can spout off lots of pretty words on a topic, yet they can't actually begin to reason about it. E.g., lots of people will wax poetic about "critical thinking", yet they can't actually describe a way to determine whether someone lacks it or not. Math and science are, like it or not, the most effective tools we've cooked up to understand the world.
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- sklogic 11y agoAbility to reason is entirely mathematical. Only the smartest can find solutions without applying formal methods, the rest of us have to employ mathematics in order to tell truth from lies.