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Author Topic:   What Does Critical Thinking Mean To You?
ramoss
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Message 96 of 339 (722076)
03-15-2014 9:10 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by Faith
03-14-2014 2:19 PM


Re: Evaluating Our Experiences
Well, it has been pointed out numerous times that religious writings often have stories that are inaccurate in them. Stories in books that make claims that are beyond what could be reasonable expected to be true should have independent verification about their truth factor. That does not exist for many of the stories in the collection of books known as 'the Bible'. As a matter of fact, if someone objectively looks at the evidence, many of those stories can be shown to be fables. Part of critical thinking is looking at the independent evidence and evaluating the plausibility of the stories given, rather than just accepting claims, hook , line and sinker.
That is what you don't realize, what you will never realize, and what you don't want to realize.

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ramoss
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Message 115 of 339 (722111)
03-15-2014 4:14 PM
Reply to: Message 98 by Faith
03-15-2014 12:22 PM


Re: Evaluating Our Experiences
Oh no, we do have more than stories. We have the weight of our experiences. People do not walk on water. Dead corpses that are starting to stink because of being rotten don't rise from the dead. Human virgins do not get pregnant. .. there has to be some guys sperm involved somehow.
Those pieces of evidence and experiences counter act the stories.

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Message 116 of 339 (722112)
03-15-2014 4:15 PM
Reply to: Message 100 by Phat
03-15-2014 12:27 PM


Re: Evaluating Our Experiences
If the account violates what we know about life and living, then yes. .. not unless there is independent verification, and sometimes not even then.

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Message 126 of 339 (722122)
03-15-2014 8:21 PM
Reply to: Message 124 by Faith
03-15-2014 8:00 PM


Re: Evaluating Our Experiences
None of the Yogis are dumb enough to get tested. They have their con job well in hand, and they know it's a con job.

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