Tag: thinking

• “Beliefs” are not shadowy ghosts.

  But what is a “belief”? What form do they take? Nobody explained that bit. I had an idea that they were somehow like dreams, all shadowy and shifty, and they hung around at the bottom of the subconscious ocean like underwater ghosts.

  This is Jotham

  February 10, 2025

  For the head

  beliefs, critical thinking, logic, thinking

• The Bell and the Hammer – How to Test Ideas

  

  The upcoming posts will focus on “Critical Thinking,” highlighting a lack of critical thinking education among teenagers in Australia. The author intends to teach six essential skills for testing ideas. Using an anecdote about buying a bell for Mother’s Day, the writer illustrates the importance of discerning true from false beliefs.

  This is Jotham

  February 7, 2025

  For the head

  beliefs, critical-thinking, evidence, logic, philosophy, reason, religion, skills, teenagers, teens, thinking