Critical Thinking
We KNOW what quality evidence is. We KNOW how to gain reliable knowledge. How? It makes predictions that come true. Consistently.
Evidence comes in degrees of quality just as knowledge comes in degrees of certainty. It is my sincere hope that we humans can increasingly base our policy on sound, quality evidence that forms reliable knowledge.
by Jeff Goin | May 5, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Entertainment
Look at her. They say Romans were ahead of their time. I guess so. OK, I wasn’t actually in rome. As of 2019 I’ve never been. but when a friend, Micah Escobedo, posted this picture on his social media and I couldn’t resist. Given how much we hear...
by Jeff Goin | May 5, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Entertainment
Compiled by Bob Schroeck, Modified by Others Agnosticism – What is this shit? Agnosticism – May be shit but, then again, maybe not. Altruism – Want some shit? Altruism – Let me give you my shit. Americanism – Who gives a shit?...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 29, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Political
Well, it LOOKS flat. So how do we know it’s not? I know two people who really the earth is flat, so I was curious. Is there a way we could answer the question directly, using understandable logic and measurements possible with the naked eye and a protractor. I...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 19, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Political
The top 20 Logical Fallacies in Alphabetical order. Courtesy TheSkepticsGuide.com | See also Wikipedia 1. Ad hominem An ad hominem argument attempts to counter another’s claims or conclusions by attacking the person rather than addressing the argument itself....
by Jeff Goin | Apr 19, 2019 | Critical Thinking
So how do we know anything? Really KNOW? First, we realize that all knowledge comes in degrees of certainty. The highest certainty comes from using the best evidence. That’s number one for reliable knowledge: quality evidence. The best evidence is replicable...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Political
Science-based medicine looks at Artificial Sweeteners Anybody who knows me knows that I drink copious amounts of diet soda (now caffeine free). I’ve had people give me grief about how bad it was so I did some quick research. Turns out that there is probably no...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 17, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Political
Improving the world in thoughtful ways Here’s a simple test to see if you are indeed a critical thinker. Can you answer “yes” to the following questions: 1. First and foremost are you willing to change your mind if presented with better evidence? 2....
by Tim Kaiser | Feb 1, 2019 | Critical Thinking
This is the wrong question. Einstein was sure that nothing would ever travel faster than the speed of light, but he was wrong. At a certain level, anyway since at great distances galaxies are indeed moving away faster than light. The question is more accurately formed...
