What’s the Harm? collects examples of folks who have been killed, injured, or who have suffered economic loss as a result of a lack of critical thinking:
Not all information is created equal. Some of it is correct. Some of it is incorrect. Some of it is carefully balanced. Some of it is heavily biased. Some of it is just plain crazy.
It is vital in the midst of this deluge that each of us be able to sort through all of this, keeping the useful information and discarding the rest. This requires the skill of critical thinking. Unfortunately, this is a skill that is often neglected in schools.
This site is designed to make a point about the danger of not thinking critically. Namely that you can easily be injured or killed by neglecting this important skill. We have collected the stories of over 120,000 people who have been injured or killed as a result of someone not thinking critically.
The site presents a frightening litany of catastrophes caused by uncritical belief in things like Scientology, homeopathy, and creationism. Read and be warned.
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February 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
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