Post election, I properly “twitter ranted” about critical thought in relation to this election, our country, and the issue with it being taught… or *actively* not being taught. Here’s a bunch of tweets, in logical order! Woot.
If you are looking for something to grab onto in this time of uncertainty, one single fact is true: Democrats can literally fail at ANYTHING
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
I don't understand people not voting but then protesting. All of this is so confusing.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
We can't teach critical thought in schools b/c we've evolved to use arguments of authority to keep the young safe while learning/growing.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Arguments of authority aren't wholly bad, as parents need to protect kids without complex reasoning that children would not fully understand
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Public Schools too worried to give tools of critical thought, b/c a) retain order in operations, b) would be blamed for subjugating parents.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
But, we teach the tools of critical thought too late- in college. Hence, kids there rebel against incidental brainwashing of formative years
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
We don't teach skepticism / critical thinking in school, so huge majority of country (rural) is taught that faith based reasoning is valid.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
"…No such thing as a Christian or Muslim Child, but only children of Christian or Muslim Parents". Deliberate or not, parents brainwash.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Brainwashing & arguments of authority =evolutionary traits of elders protecting young from selves, vs complex concepts difficult to relate.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
So, parents and educators are frightened of critical thought due to parent objections & keeping order in schools, so it is left for college.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
But our country isn't educated at a college level, so there's a massive disconnect between those who process reality w/ facts vs faith based
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
b/c we don't want to be "mean"/"rude", faith-based reasoning gets a pass,& further it w/media's false equivalency. This destroys objectivism
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Governance/legislation needs to be rooted in sci-method/objective data,but faith thinkers don't have critical faculties to rationally reason
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
This is less about hate than it is about reason,& our ability to cognitively, critically unpack these complex issues w/ objective discourse.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Upshot: Critical Thought needs to be taught in public school, even if the ability to question reality frightens parents and educators.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Election was won b/c Trump people are faith-based subjective thinkers who don't need facts or evidence to process reality. Huge problem.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
False equivalency of media exacerbates issue. Faith-based reasoning lends credence to vacuous, unsubstantiated, evidence lacking narrative.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Anti-Vax, Disbelief in Climate Change, Crystals or homeopathy, anti-GMO, faith based Trump lovers, all use same logic for biased conclusions
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Extreme Left & Right use identical lack of intellectual tools & credulousness to arrive at personal conclusions riddled w/confirmation bias.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Extreme Left & Right use identical lack of intellectual tools & credulousness to arrive at personal conclusions riddled w/confirmation bias.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Critical thought is a phenomenally dangerous tool. Argument of Authority is valid method to protect dangerously young. But not fair to deny.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
However, to deny youth the mind expansion inherent to finding one's ability to question is both unfair & cruel. It's wholly vital to survive
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
This means most of our country isn't taught critical thought in formative education, & most don't end up in college, ie they lack the tools.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
If you are truly angry about election, understand we have a responsibility to free people w/ tools of critical thought, of any age, anywhere
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
There's another more difficult realization: You have a duty & responsibility to not allow people to believe in weird things without proof.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Whether anti-GMO/Vaxx, climate change denier,or a specific human is "bad", one needs to force them to logically justify their belief system.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
One cannot allow baseless commentary/factually inaccurate misinformation. Time for critical thinkers to hold faith based believers to task.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
You cannot be angry at our collective failure to reach into rural areas & properly educate people riddled w/ selective perception & bias.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Future of USA is rooted in our ability to disseminate tools of critical thought. Otherwise it will be subjective whims ruddering this ship.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Fact that the electorate is so uneducated that their faith based reasoning didn't provide tools to question obvious lies is at heart of it.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Point: don't blame this on virulent racism. This is uneducated people that don't have the critical faculties to perceive objective reality.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
If you want change: help champion critical thought, call out people's baseless/factless bias/beliefs, compassionately educate skepticism.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Argument of Authority is an evolutionary advantage when young, but it becomes incidental brainwashing, & at certain phase- it is deliberate.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Election was about credulousness, lack of tools that foster critical thought, & a fear of seeming rude by challenging people's beliefs.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Trump won b/c we thought we had to be polite to @pattonoswalt's uncle that believes in Sasquatch. Ethical relativism does not get a pass.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
And ethical relativism does not need to suffer the vacuous pretension of false equivalency. It is our job to question every statement.
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Aren't we doomed if we're letting the uneducated run this country? I mean, it's pretty simple right?
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016
Eli Pariser called it years ago:
.@mattdpearce and a filter bubble of confirmation bias and selective perception per @elipariser
— Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) November 10, 2016