Did everyone get to see "The Departed"? It's a good film by Martin Scorcese that examines the relationships between the Good Guys and the Bad Guys and poses the question, voiced by Jack Nicholson's character, "What's the difference?" I was reminded of it when I came across this comment today which includes this gem:
The sooner people realize that critical thinking is an asset rather than a liability, the better off we will all be.
AMEN! A friend of mine had to travel to Abilene once some years ago, and she reported to me that she saw a sign outside one of the churches there that read: "When you have an open mind, your brains fall out." I am awfully tired of hearing from people who can't seem to tell the difference between patriotism and jingoism, between spirituality and religiosity**, between impassioned debate and a circle jerk. But down here in redder-than-red Texas, critical thinking can be hard to come by. Thank God for the blogosphere!
**For the best evah discussion on this topic, please don't miss the entire series called "The Wisdom of Doubt" by Barbara O'Brien over at Mahablog.
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That's a great quote. I think the blogosphere has helped, because those who ask questions are able to find others who ask similar questions.
Also, thanks for all the great links. I look forward to checking them out.
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