RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
March 8, 2018 at 6:38 am
(March 8, 2018 at 3:55 am)robvalue Wrote:(March 8, 2018 at 3:47 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Did you ever hear from people in England talking and believing in second coming of King Arthur? Apparently this was big during WW2 when Brits expected King Arthur to return.
For real? No I've not heard about that!
People here do believe in loads of dumb shit though. Ghosts, crystals, spiritualism, psychics, and so on. I wish critical thinking was taught in schools. I'm not generally chastised for disbelief in these things, though.
Students are taught critical thinking skills. At least, that's the case in Scandinavia in my experience.
In literature, for example, students are taught not just explaining the literature they've read, but also to criticize sources and to interpret it. Critical thinking skills are sort of acquired by osmosis by this way. In mathematics, students are taught not just the various formulas, but even their proofs and how they are derived.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman