BEGGING THE QUESTION !!

Many hold political, religious or social opinions not because they have any reason to think them true, but just because they like the associations.

We live in mobile and complex societies, there is no need to feel bound to one style of thinking forever.

I must confess that since I started blogging and putting down my opinions and ideas, there has been no deep reform of my character. I still want to write those lines. It's just that what gets me so irritated and sometimes even angered doesn't seem to be of the least interest to the readers of my blog. Nor to my increasingly fewer friends, who yawn and roll their eyes as I explain my concerns.

What bothers me so much ??

Errors in reasoning, misconceptions, faulty or misleading reasoning, unsound arguments, confused or mistaken beliefs, call it what you want, you know the kind of thing I mean.

Why are we protesters so lonely ?? why don't we all complain to whoever else will listen ?

The simple answer is that most people don't notice the problem. When a car for instance, breaks down, anyone can see that it has, even if he or she knows nothing about how cars work. Reasoning is different. Unless you know how reasoning can go wrong, you can't see that it has. Which makes for huge numbers of innocent suckers, unable to resist the fake reasoning of those who want something from them, such as votes or money or devotion.

Covering those errors in reasoning that are commonly encountered, when discussing or debating controversial topics, drawn from politics, theology, business or the social, and wherever people engage in reasoned debate. Is what we ought to aim for.



Thanks for your time , and your understanding, and as usual salamat to all.