Monthly Archives: September 2012

Bad craziness in the name of God

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the last couple of weeks you know that portions of the Islamic world seem to have taken leave of their senses. To explain (just in case you in fact haven’t been following … Continue reading

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Thinking critically (part 4)

There’s another component to developing critical thinking skills: the awareness of our own biases. We tend to find “truth” in things that line up with our preconceived notions. I’m not saying this is a bad thing; in fact, I’d suggest … Continue reading

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