05-20-2012, 03:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2012, 03:55 PM by Tenet Nosce.)
(05-20-2012, 02:22 PM)Bring4th_Monica Wrote: The problem is that the very people who could benefit from getting educated about logic, probably won't read a 'wall of text.' The same lack of logical thinking often (though not necessarily) also precludes the ability to process large chunks of literary data.
Tru dat. Although many such folks seem to have no issue writing a 'wall of text' which they (ostensibly) are expecting others to read. That one has always been curious to me.
Quote:Conversely, some are so locked into what they think is logical thinking, that they miss the subtleties and nuances of right brain perception.
Fo sho. Right brain perception is just as valid as left brain perception. Though I have difficulty understanding why it isn't patently obvious to those who overly rely on either mode, that to balance and combine the two would be a very wise thing to do. The notion that the intellect and the intuition are somehow mutually exclusive seems neither logical nor intuitive to me.
Incidentally, I have found that laying out the swords and cups of the minor arcana of the Rider-Waite tarot in two rows in numerical order offers an excellent pictorial depiction of the process of marriage of the intellect and emotion. Particularly useful for those who find words bothersome.
Quote:Case in point: I had a co-worker in IT (Information Technology) who was a genius when it came to computer programming and statistical analysis. But try getting into a discussion about religion and his biases came out full force. This 'brilliant logical thinker' was bigoted (he said quote "all Iraqis should be killed since they're all going to hell anyway" endquote) and he believe everything in the Bible literally, all the way down to the talking snake. It was impossible to discuss anything logically with him since he was so locked into the religious mentality.
What a toolbag! I wonder: did you ever try to point out the logical inconsistencies of his religious beliefs? If so, what was his response?
Also- I wonder how it is that when it comes to God/religion it is so easy for people to throw logic out the window. At the very least, God is logical, otherwise where would logic have come from? Here is my "favorite" response when the logical consistency of a religious belief is pointed out: "God works in mysterious ways!" Yes, my friend, and you are one of them!
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From a very young age, my reading of the depictions of Yahweh/the "LORD" in the Bible made it very clear to me that this was no "God" I wanted to follow or worship.
Quote:This shows that logically-minded people can be selectively logical, and when their areas of bias are discussed, they can be even harder to deal with, because their biases might not be as blatantly on display, and in their minds, they truly think they're being logical. They might not even be aware that they have biases at all.
Definitely. Although one can be heavily biased, and still be logical.
Quote:What I'm saying is that the logical process is very nice, but only if it's followed, and the likelihood of it being followed is very slim, even among those who fancy themselves logically-minded. In fact, they might even fight even more fiercely for their biases, because they're in denial about having any blind spots and thus perceive themselves as being logical.
No doubt. Funny how that works out.