Don't be fooled, Critical Thinking is NOT the same as INTEL-e - gents

by liam 2 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  liam

  If you think you got rid of Tony Morris........think again, there something called "Genetics"

  Starting at the first minute, made possible by the immaculate conception of Jesse Morris, to continue the work of his Father, Anthony Morris, the subject of Critical Thinking is discussed.

  How did we not know, that Critical Thinking is not the same as Intelligence!
  

  "Do not be fooled by the notion that a critical, cynical, pessimistic view is intelligence"...... In other words, don't trouble yourself with thinking, just sheepishly obey our every command, nonsensical or not........ The audacity.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we1i8KGb3EE
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  Vidiot

  “Do not be fooled by the notion that a critical, cynical, pessimistic view is intelligence"

  Agreed, because…

  a) …“critical thinking” and “a critical, cynical, pessimistic view” aren’t the same thing, and…

  b) …critical thinking helps you become more intelligent… while intelligence, in turn, helps critical thinking skills.

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  Duran

  Hey Jesse, have you ever seen this...

  Do Others Do Your Thinking? — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

  Propaganda has power. Does it overpower you? Or do you have a mind of your own?
  EDUCATION teaches you how to think. Propagandists tell you what to think. True educators present all sides of an issue and encourage discussion. Propagandists hammer hard on their view and discourage discussion. Many times their true motives are hidden. They sift the facts, tell the favorable ones and conceal the others. They distort and twist facts, specialize in lies and half-truths. Your emotions, not your logical thinking abilities, are their target. Many fall easy prey because it takes no effort to feel, whereas thinking is hard labor. And the propagandist sees to it that his message is made to seem wise, the right and moral one, and gives you a sense of importance and belonging if you follow it. You are one of the smart ones, you are not alone, you are comfortable and secure​—so they say.
  Propagandists have little respect for people’s thinking abilities...
  Proverbs 14:15 states: “A simple man believes every word he hears; a clever man understands the need for proof.” (The New English Bible) Many today are like sponges; they soak up whatever they are submerged in. It is the easy way. Exercise for the muscles is hard work; exercising the mind is even harder. It is so much easier to soak up whatever is around​—and today, for the most part, that is television, the printed page, radio and movies. There are, however, some good books, movies and television programs. They require more mental effort to read or to watch. So each individual must choose what he will feed his mind. It is said that we are what we eat, and this can apply to food for both the body and the mind. Whatever you read or watch or listen to, test whether it is propaganda or whether it is the truth. “The god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers,” that they might not know the vital truths of our time. What about you? Will you let others think for you, or will you do your own thinking? Do your own, and “thinking ability itself will keep guard over you.