Category Archives: Thinking

10,311 words

By Conlan | Published: November 10, 2007
Well, after the “coffee warmer” confusion, I’ve lost all confidence and will to write. I did however have a series of epiphanies today. Does that happen to normal people? Do you ever just stop what you’re doing, wherever you are, and consider an idea that strikes you? I was reading a book in a [...]
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I guess all the tortillas were already booked.

By Conlan | Published: October 15, 2007
What do you see in this photo? Just some fire, you say? Why you dirty, hell-bound heathen. Only a despicable atheist could deny the plain fact that it is none other than Pope John Paul II taking a break from eternal paradise to give a little wave. Gregorz thinks so. But don’t take his word for [...]
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Critical Thinking

By Conlan | Published: October 10, 2007
I’m fairly confident that the single biggest failure of our education system is the lack of critical thinking in the curriculum. (I can’t say I’m sure this is the biggest failure, because that would violate the laws of critical thinking, as I haven’t done the necessary research.) In my K-12 education, I don’t recall ever [...]
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Think for yourself, and shut up about it

By Conlan | Published: September 2, 2007
As a rule, when I find myself speaking (or thinking) in phrases I’ve heard on televised “debates” or on cable news channels, I take the opportunity to immediately examine what it is I’m actually saying. Nine times out of 11, the result is roughly equivalent to the muted horn speech of Charlie Brown’s teacher. It puzzles [...]
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