The limitations of knowledge or the fallibility of one’s own mind is not at all obvious to many of us, I am sure. It is extremely difficult to evaluate culturally acquired claims sans rational cognitive schemas. Those sorts of schemas do not naturally develop in one’s mind simply by growing older and are not commonly taught in public education. They can only develop by learning and practice. asa3.org/ASA/education/think/critical.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies learn.austhink/topics/EvaluatingClaims.pdf philosophy.hku.hk/think/ skepdic/essays/Haskins.html theemotionmachine/how-to-think-for-yourself-and-question-authority wikihow/Think-for-Yourself gallup/poll/155003/hold-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx
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