Thanks for some very good posts . . .
@garyneal . . . thanks for the video and references . . . also zeb.
we do not teach critical thinking skills in the education system as well. . . . garyneal
Critical thinking is often the enemy of conformity . . . it can recognise logical flaws and reject them. The upside is that new and better ways of viewing and doing things can also emerge. I wonder if society balks at doing this because of the fear of non-conformity. Those in power do not want critical thinkers . . . they prefer conformity. I also wonder if the "dumbing down" of the sheep we recognise so readily in WT world, isn't in fact a more general problem . . . because it's preferable for those who desire to control. Most education systems simply prepare young people to maintain the status quo . . . and to adopt the same faulty thinking of the past. It's one of the greatest disservices we can do to emerging generations I believe.