Ayn Rand and Critical Thinking
A lesser known emphasis that she makes...
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My bad as I did not know that Ayn Rand was a Russian immigrant to the US!
This short 5 minute PragerU video does a superior job at connecting what Ayn is trying to communicate to us — and it’s more relevant than ever today…
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One of the reasons why I’m showing this, is that it quite clearly states that the solution to the stressful times we are in, is for citizens to use their brain — i.e, to Critically Think!
At 3:48 it says that this is about “the power of the individual and the power of reason.”
It goes on to state: “The individual’s reasoning mind is his tool of knowledge — his only means of understanding what is True or False, how the world works, what is good or bad for his life. This is the theme of Rand’s work.”
“In order to thrive and achieve happiness, the individual must think for himself…”
Most people will nod in agreement, and may even say that this is obvious. However, regarding every societal issue we have (energy, climate, education, election integrity, religion, etc.) Critical Thinkers are as rare as hen’s teeth.
The answer, again, is that we need to properly instill this skill in K-12 children — which will pay enormous dividends when they become adults (e.g., voting citizens).
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Critical thinking is rare in science too.
It’s the schooled daze training. We receive information and are tested on remembering it correctly. There is no push back from high school to university. No challengers to the material, all must be swallowed whole. A’s for regurgitation.
Then peer review ensures the funding and publishing colours within the narrative. If something gets messy and spills over the line, the phrase more research is needed to verify. This is used to deflect and minimise.
Dis-ease research organisations raise millions and never find a cure. If they did it would put them out of business.
However, if one looks at the foundations of THE SCIENCE, at their theories and facts, they are often sitting on sand NOT rock. And scrutiny reveals FRAUD.
This review needs to be done by the uninvested, the common people. There is a lot of work to do. We must throw out the weeds/fraud. The dark ages must finish with enlightenment and this is called Due Diligence.
My example: we breathe air not oxygen. I’ve logically dismissed the gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide as a fraud. We are not machines using gases of combustion and exhaust. Our lungs are rehydrating the red blood cells as they pass through the alveoli capillaries with salt water. Hydration not oxygenation underpins our physiology.
Hydration equals SALT plus water.
Restriction of salt has caused the rise in chronic dis-ease. Dehydration or hyponatremia (same same) is the primary assault that begins every dis-ease.
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Science remains the Wild West and there is much to scrutinise.
On the other side of this re-evaluation - there will be knowledge to return our free might. Critical thinking and analysis is our strength. It’s how we solve problems.
The free dumb era must become a lesson we all learnt. We must understand receiving information without challenge is dumb. It allows the sickness industry to profit from suffering and death.
Many good people seem to have no idea that one can arrive at a moral system outside of religious dictates. These ideas are important and timely.