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“Politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don't.”

Giving Ideas Choices Serious Politician Critical Thinking Freedom Of Choice

Author:George Carlin

“Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.”

People Thinking Want Enough Government Running Situation Accepting Capable Smart Machines Workers Population Critical Dumb Critical Thinking Obedient

Author:George Carlin

“It is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects.”

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Author:Anita Sarkeesian

“It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair.”

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.”

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“To even win a nomination in this country, you have to say you're a person of great faith. You have to pledge to the people out there that you put your faith in things that are unable to be proven - that you suspend critical thinking as the way to go.”

People Thinking Way Persons Country Winning Atheist Critical Proven Pledge Critical Thinking Nominations Great Faith

Author:Bill Maher

“Simply disabling specific critical thinking skills is all that is necessary for the god virus [to take control of a person].”

Thinking Persons Religion Skills Critical Critical Thinking Viruses Take Control

Author:Darrel Ray

“In every circumstance, though the nation has liberated already and we have worked for the nation, or we have not, providing the foundation for critical thinking to the people is still important.”

People Thinking Stills Important Nations Circumstances Foundation Critical Providing Critical Thinking Liberated

Author:Khem Veasna

“The Santa myth is one of the most effective means ever devised for intimidating children, eroding their self- esteem, twisting their behavior, warping their values, and slowing their development of critical thinking skills.”

Thinking Mean Children Self Values Self Esteem Development Skills Behavior Critical Myth Esteem Santa Critical Thinking Intimidating Slowing

Author:Tom Flynn

“The downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that is as lacking in critical thinking as the one of the true believer, and that simply does not help either science or the public at large.”

Thinking Doe Ideas Helping Turns Position Critical Believer Rejection Phenomenon Arrogant Skepticism Lacking Critical Thinking True Believer

Book:Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Source: Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

“I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking.”

People Thinking Want Critical Critical Thinking Tyson

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions.”

Thinking Stills Challenges Effort Practice Audience Students Critical Professors Passive Lectures Critical Thinking

Author:Derek Bok

“Although professors regard improving critical thinking as the most important goal of college, tests reveal that seniors who began their studies with average critical thinking skills have progressed only from the 50th percentile of entering freshmen to about the 69th percentile.”

Thinking Important Goal Study College Skills Tests Regard Average Critical Professors Senior Improving Entering Critical Thinking Freshman

Author:Derek Bok