This post originally appeared on The Thinker on January 9, 2008. * * * * * * * * * * In an earlier post, I defined critical thinking as “the set of practices and attitudes intended to get us as close as possible to the truth.” But I’m not happy with that definition. It falls a […]
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Castles and Tents
This post originally appeared on The Thinker on August 9, 2007. * * * * * * * * * * One time many years ago, when I was a junior-level engineer, I was drawn into an argument with a very senior technical guru. This individual was a true “alpha geek”, a geek among geeks. […]