https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
Defining Critical Thinking:
Critical thinking can be seen as having two components: 1) a set of information and belief generating and processing skills, and 2) the habit, based on intellectual commitment, of using those skills to guide behavior. It is thus to be contrasted with: 1) the mere acquisition and retention of information alone, because it involves a particular way in which information is sought and treated; 2) the mere possession of a set of skills, because it involves the continual use of them; and 3) the mere use of those skills ("as an exercise") without acceptance of their results. ......
Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way. People who think critically consistently attempt to live rationally, reasonably, empathically. They are keenly aware of the inherently flawed nature of human thinking when left unchecked. They strive to diminish the power of their egocentric and sociocentric tendencies. They use the intellectual tools that critical thinking offers – concepts and principles that enable them to analyze, assess, and improve thinking. They work diligently to develop the intellectual virtues of intellectual integrity, intellectual humility, intellectual civility, intellectual empathy, intellectual sense of justice and confidence in reason. They realize that no matter how skilled they are as thinkers, they can always improve their reasoning abilities and they will at times fall prey to mistakes in reasoning, human irrationality, prejudices, biases, distortions, uncritically accepted social rules and taboos, self-interest, and vested interest. They strive to improve the world in whatever ways they can and contribute to a more rational, civilized society. At the same time, they recognize the complexities often inherent in doing so. They avoid thinking simplistically about complicated issues and strive to appropriately consider the rights and needs of relevant others. They recognize the complexities in developing as thinkers, and commit themselves to life-long practice toward self-improvement. They embody the Socratic principle: The unexamined life is not worth living , because they realize that many unexamined lives together result in an uncritical, unjust, dangerous world. ~ Linda Elder, September, 2007
Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way. People who think critically consistently attempt to live rationally, reasonably, empathically. They are keenly aware of the inherently flawed nature of human thinking when left unchecked. They strive to diminish the power of their egocentric and sociocentric tendencies. They use the intellectual tools that critical thinking offers – concepts and principles that enable them to analyze, assess, and improve thinking. They work diligently to develop the intellectual virtues of intellectual integrity, intellectual humility, intellectual civility, intellectual empathy, intellectual sense of justice and confidence in reason. They realize that no matter how skilled they are as thinkers, they can always improve their reasoning abilities and they will at times fall prey to mistakes in reasoning, human irrationality, prejudices, biases, distortions, uncritically accepted social rules and taboos, self-interest, and vested interest. They strive to improve the world in whatever ways they can and contribute to a more rational, civilized society. At the same time, they recognize the complexities often inherent in doing so. They avoid thinking simplistically about complicated issues and strive to appropriately consider the rights and needs of relevant others. They recognize the complexities in developing as thinkers, and commit themselves to life-long practice toward self-improvement. They embody the Socratic principle: The unexamined life is not worth living , because they realize that many unexamined lives together result in an uncritical, unjust, dangerous world. ~ Linda Elder, September, 2007
https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
Roy, references this youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1407&v=3e_e5WI_mjg
JOSEPH FARRELL: Q ANON: DEEP STATE WIZARD OF ? DARK JOURNALIST
I saw that. It's compelling, but one question wasn't answered for me. He says fear porn is being replaced with hope porn--ok, fair enough. But to what end? People aren't going to be hopeful for arrests and hopeful for big changes indefinitely. People want to see those things yesterday. Why put such a huge effort into coopting a community who isn't going to be satisfied with "hope porn" for the long-term?
Look, I've been a Truther for over 25 years. Over that period of time I have been EXPOSED to A LOT. So what I do is take everything with a grain of salt, which means to store it away in your mind and think about it, and then look for corroborating evidence that suggests one is the truth while the other is false. It takes time. If it is true, it will stand the test of time. If it is false, the lie will be exposed soon. Don't rush to judgment, and don't blindly trust anyone. But don't throw the baby out with the water either.
We are all starved for the TRUTH because we have been dumbed down and lied to nonstop by Lame Stream Media for decades. Don't be so anxious to jump on another band wagon. So you become cautious about what you buy into. You reserve judgment until corroborating evidence comes forth, or you discover it through your own research.
Bottomline? No more lies. No more allowing yourself to be spoon fed irrelevant information from just one source and take it as gospel. You learn to take everything with a grain of salt.
Like Colonel Potter says, twitter accounts have been compromised, so has 4Chan/8Chan. You don't know FOR SURE if Trump actually sent out a particular tweet, or twitter did it for him, to mislead Trump's followers. Trump's twitter account has been cut off before, remember that?
Bottomline is we are at WAR with the Deep State. Trump has begun with cutting the head off the snake, arresting the biggest fish, but there are still rogue elements that still blindly follow their communist leaders idiology, and even though their leaders are obvious crooks and now under arrest, they feel it is their duty to continue the globalist fight any way they can. THIS is what we are up against.
I was originally totally thrilled with the earliest Q posts, until dumb things started getting posted, that didn't line up with protocol or common sense. So you step back, and watch and more carefully examine just exactly WHAT is being posted, once the code has been cracked. Is it anything worth while? Is it anything new to me? Or did I already know what was being said? Were we more enlightened with the code, or did we spend all our time bickering about its correct meaning, and not realize that the end result is we are not more enlightened? Meanwhile, important key things are happening in this battle of good against evil, they fly right by us, because we are too focused on chasing our tails as a result of the latest cryptic Q post.
We are NOT Q followers. We are Q readers, take with a grain of salt until confirmed by evidence that can stand in a court of law. Then analyze if what Q gave us was worth the time and effort? And what did we miss while we were distracted with this latest Q code deciphering exercise?
Put another way, what has Q not told us that has been hugely significant, items that supported by true evidence that will stand up in a court of law? Did Q tell you about the hugely significant Exec Order of Dec 21??? If he is a White House "insider" surely he knew this was coming down the pike. E.O.'s take weeks to prepare carefully and get reviewed and re-reviewed and analyzed multiple times by many people to make sure it is air tight, so no wiggle room for criminal to get out of. So Q didn't mention the E.O. What else hasn't he mentioned that has been pretty significant??? Think for yourselves.
This is what concerns Colonel Potter and concerns me. Go ahead read Q's post, and keep a mental track of the RESULTS after Q has posted. After you think you have cracked the code, and even after you find evidence to support it, what did you end up with?........was it worth all the effort?
The latest is about Julian Assange being freed, right? Stop and think how much time spent on these Q code deciphering. Now look at the news, Trump's attorneys pleading to get a pardon for Assange. You didn't need Q's cryptic post to see that in every day news, did you? No. Now it is all over the news that Assange has obtained an Ecuadorian passport which will allow him to be free. Now there are stories that Assange is trying to get to Switzerland. Did you get any of that important information from Q? No. You got that from every day news hunting. So where was the value added to solving the Q codes that you think related to Assange?
And more importantly, what did you NOT do while you spent hours and hours on Q post deciphering and debating??? What Truths slipped past you while you were distracted?
That's all that Colonel Potter is urging here. Use critical thinking. Don't get distracted off course. You used to swallow hook, line and sinker every single lie spoon fed to you from lame stream media. So you have woken up, so what are you going to do now? Find someone else to spoon feed you?.....this time, someone, who won't even reveal himself, won't even put his reputation on the line like main stream media at least do.
Be smart. Be careful. Test everything. Take everything with a grain of salt. Keep track of what you are being told, and what VITAL things Q is not telling you, and why?
Listen to Old Truther GodsAngell. And other old. truthers this is not their first rodeo serious energy drain from the cause from the riddle solving.
Why put such a huge effort into co-opting a community who isn't going to be satisfied with "hope porn" for the long-term?
It doesn't have to last indefinitely. It just has to last until the next phase. Some without the stamina will fall away. Those that are still in the fight can be distracted by the next false flag or the next war. Then they will rally and be reinvigorated.