What’s the Harm?

What’s the big worry if some choose not to use critical thinking? The tragic answer is: at least 368,379 people killed; 306,096 injured; and over $2,815,931,000 in economic damages.

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Posted by CygnusX1  on  08/04  at  05:24 PM

OMG !

You cannot be serious???

Is this guy for real?

So lets get all this in perspective..

Because of lack of critical thinking, more people die on roads, in cars, in planes, on pushbikes, in the bath, in the bar, at breakfast, late in the evening etc. etc. etc.
In other words, thinking critically, there are more people dying anywhere and at any time than from anything listed on this site!

This is one of my favourites..

What's the harm in moon landing denial?
Some people deny that the Apollo moon landings occurred as is documented in history. They claim it was a huge hoax perpetrated by the U.S. government. Read more about moon landing denial

Here is a person who was harmed by someone not thinking critically.
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Mister BS
Age: 37
Beverly Hills, California
Punched in the face
September 9, 2002

Bart is a major proponent of moon hoax misinformation. When he decided to harrass astronaut Buzz Aldrin about it, Buzz fought back. Bart became the recipient of a punch to the face.

"Go Buzz let him have it! friggin commies"

LMAO!

Posted by Frank  on  08/04  at  05:53 PM

according to the WSJ,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html

"What Americans Really Believe," a comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that traditional Christian religion greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of astrology. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to superstition, tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in pseudoscience than evangelical Christians."

Posted by Mark Plus  on  08/06  at  11:38 PM

Farley should probably list Austrian economics under "Apocalypse fear." Self-identified Austrian economists have a history of predicting hyperinflationary economic collapses in the U.S. which have yet to materialize. I recall reading survivalist books as a teenager in the 1970's which used Austrian-economic "reasoning" to predict that the U.S. economy would collapse back then.

And even if a hyperinflationary collapse does happen, it doesn't follow that Austrian economics gives the right "explanation" for it, much less a helpful prescription for recovering from it.

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