• FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website
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    9 days ago

    I don’t think this is genetic though. Critical thinking is something you should learn how to do. It’s a failure due to chronic underfunding in education.

    I do agree with you that the people who can do it, often despair and withdraw from public discourse out of frustration. But they could be making babies like rabbits at the same time.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      9 days ago

      From barbarism to civilization requires a century; from civilization to barbarism needs but a day.

      Will Durant

      … by our nature we are dumb, frightened, superstitious animals but given enough time, effort, energy and dedication we can overcome our natural instincts of fear and ignorance.

      Unfortunately, it is so easy for us to fall back into our old animalistic ways.