blindly believing what you are told?
2006-09-22 04:28:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Carl sagan was one of my mentors too. I especially learned a lot from his episode of the Cosmos called "We Are All Stardust"
2006-09-22 05:18:19 · update #1
I credit education for that. I was fortunate enough to have teachers and professors who taught me to never accept anything as a given, since almost everything is filtered through someone's point of view. Blind acceptance is the driving force behind hatred, religious and social intolerance, idiots taking public office, and just about all the problems plaguing society.
I don't know if there is ever any absolute truth. I think that it's the questioning process that is truly important though, it allows us to advance socially, personally, and as a society, and having the ability to think independently and critically is what makes us truly human.
2006-09-22 04:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by tsdeck5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know to tell you the truth. I always have questioned things and people...I definitely don't believe everything I hear. I will research someone's opinion before I determine whether or not it is fact. If I don't, I'll go around in vein spreading news that may or may not be true... I can't do that. It doesn't seem logical. Plus, I never argue with someone if I don't know all the facts. That's just how it is...
2006-09-22 04:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Shining Ray of Light 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! Carl Sagan.
Oh and Richard Dawkins too
2006-09-22 04:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by Atomin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 11:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents did. They were both Christians and believed that everyone should seek truth and know what and why they believe what they believe.
2006-09-22 04:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by Venus M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather told me that all the time and i am glad he did.
2006-09-22 04:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes my Dad and he was also born again
2006-09-22 04:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋