From: allreadydun@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 5:46:56 PM UTC-7, o'Mahoney wrote:   
   > Brian, your problem is rooted in fantasy.    
   > You profess to critical thinking yet you don't even know how to define    
   > such a cognitive asset, let alone practice it.    
   > There are several dimensions which taken together, comprise critical    
   > thinking. You display none of them.    
   >    
   > Tolerance: Critical thinkers relish divergent views & therefore enjoy    
   > a real debate. You attempt to shut down any divergent views (that is,    
   > views which don't align with your way of thinking if it can be in fact    
   > called "thinking). You therefore do not enjoy a *real* debate.    
   >    
   > Tolerance is the firstmost & foremost dimension of critical thinkiing.    
   > You have none.    
   >    
   > Analytical skills: Critical thinkers don’t accept just any kind of    
   > talking. They want properly constructed arguments that    
   > present reasons and draw sound conclusions.    
   >    
   > In other words, they want *argument* in the classical sense, not    
   > necessarily syllogistic, but nonetheless argument - conclusions based    
   > on premises. You abhor argument or perhaps don't understand what an    
   > argument is. Therefore, you are incapable of analysis, & therefore do    
   > not possess analytical skills.    
   >    
   > Truth seeking: Critical thinkers are on mission - seek *objective*    
   > truth .    
   > Even if the *objective* truth turns out to undermine their own    
   > previously held convictions & long-cherished & is flat out against    
   > their own self interest.    
   >    
   > You have concrete *subjective* views on everything developed in    
   > isolation & therefore devoid of others' constructive criticism &    
   > correction. You wouldn't know objectivity if you fell over it.    
   >    
   > You, sir, are therefore not a critical thinker & never will be.    
   > Continue to dwell in your own delusional world while the universe    
   > marches by - sooner or later, your illusion will come crashing down &    
   > there will be no one there to cushion it for you.    
   >    
   > You know this is true.   
   hasta la vista to gordon lightfoot.   
   if you could read my mind you wouldn't be here  ha ha   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)