THE REBEL FLAG

[blueberryhill]

....but I find life's experiences, etc., emotions, etc. have more to do with our individual decisions....but anyone should be able to put something on the table and have a logical discussion based on the facts alone (like detectives do).

I do think common sense should override some of the shit the "critical" thinkers espouse at times.

Mr. Bill Cosby is still a POS......

I'm not sure what is your definition of critical thinking. I dunno know what my definition is.

To me, critical thinking comes from applying reason and logic to unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations with a (for lack of a better term) open minded approach that might end in a result contrary to personal beliefs and emotional attachment.

One should identify preconceived notions, bias and outcomes to allow themselves to empathize with opposing views.

The same applies when "researching" and interpreting data.

Unless it's Whoopie Goldberg still defending Bill Cosby.

Then just give her the finger and mutter "dumb nigger".

My brother once told me: Sometimes the best response to an intellectual argument is "Fuck You!".

Works for me.

BT, I wasn't trying to define critical thinking; I was trying to say how we use all sorts of thinking methods to arrive at a decision.....If we all were critical thinkers, then we wouldn't have such chaos... and I just had a teeny tiny glass of Moscato.....

I was also completely taken off guard, when Whoopie, Champion of all injustices, defended Cosby. I even called her a hypocrite on my FB page.

I am too old for intelligent arguments. Most of the time, people have to remind me what I was talking about......

My closing advice is remember O.J.'s jury had a bias directed toward Law Enforcement and that is why he was found not guilty but he is now in jail so hope he stays there forever.