Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Review of a two-hour read-a book on critical reasoning

I just "read" in a two-hour reading: How To Think Straight by Antony Flew. Why was I reading a book with that title from an atheist? That's a good Q. My thoughts are that the bullet points on the front cover are worth more than the words in the book, though I have to admit that I read it in an overview type of fashion.

The bullet points were these:
"Find the motive. Watch your words. Look ahead. Figure it out. Look for causes. Don't be snowed. Be precise. Watch for sham. Sort fact from bunk. Reason with those who can reason. Don't set a plan in concrete. Take care without paranoia. Assert, deny, propose, refute."

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