Posts by Oubliette

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The 1006 list is on the Royal Commission Website!!!!

by Petraglyph in

10 years ago

it seems they do have a database!

!you can view it here on the royal commission website:.

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

10 years ago

Oubliette 10 years ago

Wow, quite a few Elders and Ministerial Servants on the list.

1,730 victims / 1,006 abusers = 1.72/1 ratio

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Quality Thinking - Warning: Long Post Ahead

by Viviane in

10 years ago

recently, several threads have had some debate about logic, evidence, critical thinking and skepticism.

i wanted to write a post discussing those things, hopefully to clarify what those things are, why they are important and how to use those tools.

first, logic, at its core, is simply a method for how to reason validly, how to draw conclusions based on a premise.

10 years ago

Oubliette 10 years ago

Vidqun: But how to avoid confirmation bias?

Great question, and a really hard thing to do. One of the best ways to approach this problem is to learn to recognize it in others and then to work to see it in ourselves. That takes a lot of hard work, honesty and self-awareness. Most people are simply too lazy and afraid to do it.

The peer review process can also be of help, maybe. Ironically, it can often have the opposite affect. Other people usually are more than glad to point out our own biases. Sadly, many will do so in brutal, unkind ways. It takes a tough person that really wants to know what is true to survive that process. Unfortunately, that process can cause many people to "double-down" on their biased beliefs and hold onto them even more firmly.

There's a great book on the subject I'd like to recommend. Here's a link to a thread I started on this book a while back:

Mistakes Were Made, But Not by Me (by Tavris and Aronson)

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Quality Thinking - Warning: Long Post Ahead

by Viviane in

10 years ago

recently, several threads have had some debate about logic, evidence, critical thinking and skepticism.

i wanted to write a post discussing those things, hopefully to clarify what those things are, why they are important and how to use those tools.

first, logic, at its core, is simply a method for how to reason validly, how to draw conclusions based on a premise.

10 years ago

Oubliette 10 years ago

andrekish: Thanks for list. To me they will be very, very useful. Can I refer you to a post I put on a little earlier on this topic by Vivianne and ask you opinion after using your list of skills above.

You're welcome. I'll look at your post.

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Quality Thinking - Warning: Long Post Ahead

by Viviane in

10 years ago

recently, several threads have had some debate about logic, evidence, critical thinking and skepticism.

i wanted to write a post discussing those things, hopefully to clarify what those things are, why they are important and how to use those tools.

first, logic, at its core, is simply a method for how to reason validly, how to draw conclusions based on a premise.

10 years ago

Oubliette 10 years ago

Great thread!

Can't wait to really read it in detail. Until then, here is a short list of critical thinking skills that everyone should have in their toolkit:

Analyzing for assumptions
Analyzing evidence
Analyzing arguments (the validity of statements)
Asking effective questions
Classifying
Comparing and contrasting
Deductive reasoning
Evaluating sources (for reliability and bias)
Finding causes
Inductive reasoning (generalizing)
Inferring
Organizing information
Predicting (scientific predictions, not astrology or palm reading, in case you were wondering)
Problem solving
Reasoning by analogy
Recognizing patterns
Synthesizing
Understanding models