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Aug 2, 2022Liked by Robyn Chuter

Eduard De B ono, claimed by many as the father of Lateral Thinking, said that there has never been a school course on thinking - well there was one in Moscow at one high school for a time but that appears to be it.

The comment below is on the spot, every CLAIM only stands IF it has the EVIDENCE to support it. No evidence = no valid claim. AND the evidence much be independently verifiable. As the commentator points out below, most jump straight to justifying themselves when presented with a Claim from a perceived authority.

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The first and most fundamental critical thinking that anyone can apply, but don't: "you claim; you prove first".

Look at how people rush to react to any claims made by govts and "experts" without applying that basic rule. Look at the claims of Brandon: where are the proofs?

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Very good point. If the person making a claim doesn't feel the obligation to provide proof, they can be instantly dismissed from serious consideration.

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Aug 17, 2022Liked by Robyn Chuter

That should apply to everyone. You'd be surprised by how many people are insulted when you ask them for support for their statements

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Isn't that astonishing? I worry that we're entering (or perhaps have already entered) a new Dark Ages, in which Enlightenment values are completely abandoned in favour of blind acceptance of 'authority'.

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Aug 17, 2022·edited Aug 17, 2022Liked by Robyn Chuter

It is.

But I've also seen so many being blinded by their hatred of 'the other side', what ever that 'other side' is.

The hardest part of being critical is not falling for the trap of not being critical of your own opinions.

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That hatred is whipped up and exploited by those who profit from us fighting amongst ourselves.

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Aug 18, 2022Liked by Robyn Chuter

For some it's enough to plant the seeds of doubt. They 'just ask questions', but aren't interested in getting to any answer.

Part of of critical thinking is understanding that not all questions have (clear/good) answers. And that can be scary to many. And scared people, who want answers (and if not answers, then someone to blame) can be exploit in many ways.

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Aug 2, 2022·edited Aug 2, 2022Author

Let me know whether it was helpful to you!

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I forgot you had participated in that webinar! I think we're all suffering from COVID info overload :).

I only just found the recording on Stand Up's Bitchute channel and wanted to share it for all those who missed the live event!

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