We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity.
04336 – Smooth Talkers vs. Complex Thinkers
We pay too much attention to the most confident voices--and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones. Certainty is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for thinking deeply. It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth...
04320 – The Value of a College Education
The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.
04296 – Education & Critical Thinking
Education without critical thinking is indoctrination by another name.
04215 – I Met Jesus!
I met Jesus and my former way of thinking has passed. [My] eyes have been opened... Craig
04202 – Lies, Lies, and More Lies!
This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the...
04157 – How to Corrupt a Youth
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.-----------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him or her to...
03953 – Freedom to Think for Ourselves
Condemn no man for not thinking as you think; let everyone enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself. Let every man use his own judgment since every man must give account of himself to...
03799 – Pets Fulfill Us
The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't fully been recognized. They keep millions of people sane. When you pet a dog or listen to a cat purring, thinking may subside for a moment and a space of stillness arises within you, a doorway into Being.
03748 – Thinking…
When we all think alike, no one thinks very much.