Post #1992875
2026-05-04 19:07 UTC
Critical thinking involves examining what you believe, how you came to believe it, what emotional processes you notice in yourself in relation to those beliefs, and whether they truly fit your observations of the world around you.
Now Dawkins was raised Christian, questioned his beliefs, and rejected them. So he showed clear evidence of this ability, once. But that was a long time ago.
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@Tattie@eldritch.cafe 2026-05-04 19:08
Since becoming an outspoken atheist Dawkins began spending more and more of his efforts criticising other people's religious belief. He turned his critical ability outwards. And, consequently, he battled a lot of invective in the other direction. He became increasingly defensive about what he himself believed and why he believed it. And defensiveness is the enemy of critical self-reflection. 3/