Comments on: Zen and the Art of Critical Thinking http://www.bnfree.com/zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Happy Skeptic http://www.bnfree.com/zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Happy Skeptic Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:31:19 +0000 http://www.bnfree.com/?p=364#comment-231 For me, one thing along this line that causes 'gear grinding' is answering something without giving any indication as to why that answer is correct or, on the other side, explaining things that don't require approval or explanation. Why these can not be done in the correct manner eludes me. For me, one thing along this line that causes ‘gear grinding’ is answering something without giving any indication as to why that answer is correct or, on the other side, explaining things that don’t require approval or explanation. Why these can not be done in the correct manner eludes me.

]]> By: Aleda http://www.bnfree.com/zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Aleda Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:50:30 +0000 http://www.bnfree.com/?p=364#comment-208 Excellent!!! I have had many of the same thoughts and conclusions you've given voice to. I've learned to cultivate a tolerance for unknowable unknowns. It's very calming. What alarms and annoys me is when actually knowable things are withheld or ignored. Thanks for the great insights! Excellent!!!

I have had many of the same thoughts and conclusions you’ve given voice to.

I’ve learned to cultivate a tolerance for unknowable unknowns. It’s very calming. What alarms and annoys me is when actually knowable things are withheld or ignored.

Thanks for the great insights!

]]> By: Jay Pea http://www.bnfree.com/zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Jay Pea Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:52:38 +0000 http://www.bnfree.com/?p=364#comment-180 A burro is an ass and burrow is to dig into the ground like a gopher, right? Am I smarter than a fifth grader? (probably not) Great blog! I prefer it when someone says they don't know than to feed me some falsehood. I do find it irritating when someone says he/she doesn't know but does it in a manner that is clear that they just cannot be bothered by trivialities right now. When my sister first started college a few years ago I gave her one piece of advise: "If a professor asks a question that you don't know the answer to just say 'I don't know, but I can find out.'" I don't know (there it is!) whether it helped her or not, but it served me well in college. This was a very well written blog and quite informative. Great job! A burro is an ass and burrow is to dig into the ground like a gopher, right? Am I smarter than a fifth grader? (probably not)
Great blog! I prefer it when someone says they don’t know than to feed me some falsehood. I do find it irritating when someone says he/she doesn’t know but does it in a manner that is clear that they just cannot be bothered by trivialities right now.
When my sister first started college a few years ago I gave her one piece of advise: “If a professor asks a question that you don’t know the answer to just say ‘I don’t know, but I can find out.’” I don’t know (there it is!) whether it helped her or not, but it served me well in college.
This was a very well written blog and quite informative. Great job!

]]> By: ken http://www.bnfree.com/zen-and-the-art-of-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-178 ken Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:38:36 +0000 http://www.bnfree.com/?p=364#comment-178 "What is known I strip away . . I launch all men and women forward with me into the unknown." Walt Whitman “What is known I strip away . . I launch all men and women forward with me into the unknown.”
Walt Whitman

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