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The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration. What is one important "easy and preferred answer" that we should resist? That is, what dangerous misconceptions do persons commonly hold?

2007-11-25 11:57:41 · 8 answers · asked by Nina. 2 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

8 answers

"That's just how life is".

"You can be anything you want to be as long as you work hard for it".

2007-11-25 12:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Gee Whizdom™ 5 · 1 0

i might say that my famous sort of participant are dirt canines, because of the fact i think of that puzzling artwork is relatively worth extra desirable than something interior the lengthy run. and that i might choose to have extra of them than any of the different communities. yet i'll additionally say that i think of any team could desire to have a minimum of a few idiots and sparkling decrease gamers besides. The idiots have a tendency to maintain the different gamers unfastened, which suits a lengthy far extra than 162 video games, noticeably if a team is interior the pennant race. And the sparkling decrease gamers are a plus besides. often they are somewhat a relaxing effect on a number of the extra wild gamers. they actually have a tendency to shield the media okay, that could help save the media off of a few of the different participant's backs. And in case you particularly get all the way down to it, i might guess that a great sort of the particularly great gamers have a minimum of somewhat dirt canine in them.

2016-10-09 11:47:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Forming a conclusion too soon, even if it seems to be based on logic; 'jumping to conclusions' or acting on a theory without there being a conclusion based on complete logic

2007-11-25 12:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

"All men are created equal."

If you are a naturalist you believe that evolution produces persons who are more evolved than others.

If you are a theist you believe that God favors certain persons like prophets over others.

2007-11-25 13:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by Brofo 3 · 1 0

"no, spanking isnt violence, its for the childs own good"

that, to me, is a major misconception that people hold, and parrot what they were told in youth

2007-11-25 12:41:40 · answer #5 · answered by dlin333 7 · 1 1

"If you pee right after sex you won't get pregnant."

"God is a loving god."

Oh, man, I could go on for days, but those two came to mind first, so I'll leave it at that.

2007-11-25 13:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 1 0

giving up

2007-11-25 13:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by z000z 3 · 0 0

assumption of agreement.

2007-11-25 12:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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