critical thinking

some work will illicit an immediate reaction from you: that reaction will not always be critically accurate or fair. food critics will often visit restaurant thrice before they make their judgement; i function the same way now. i’ll do an ‘honest’ first watch or read, notebook and pen on the other side of the room where i let the story swallow me... See more

We apply critical thinking in our lives to observe, with evidence, what is functioning well and what is not; to examine how social norms and inherited values shape our perceptions of right and wrong; and, ultimately, to engage in the philosophical task of discerning what is worth preserving, what must be reimagined, and what should be ethically let... See more

Because the question isn’t just What are you watching, reading, listening to?

It’s Who is it turning you into?

But what if we get it wrong or out of context? Or what if our ideas of what’s considered morally wrong in society change?

After all morality is subjective and shifts all the time. What was considered good in Roman times, in the Middle Ages, in the 50s, in the 80s, even in the early 2000s is all completely different now. Political and religious... See more

what will happen to the “the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits,” as Ta-Nehisi Coates put it, “who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life?” Will they retreat further away from anything resembling criticism? And then who will pin this moment to the spider’s web? Who will marshal the context and... See more

Often, those who have been socially excluded or may not have felt like they belong could be more susceptible to accepting belonging even when the groups are not right for them. Their biological and psychological needs override their intellectual and critical thinking ability regarding what may be best for them.