Critical Thinking
The effect of time and place, including the specific circumstances under which I am required to make a decision, my beliefs, customs and experience play a central role in the soundness of the decisions that I make. I find that if I am rushed in making decisions, I am least likely to make the best decisions, in the same way that tension, fear and over-excitement will affect me. Culture, belief systems, feelings and intellectual “laziness” often push me away from objectivity. For instance, I know that my faith prohibits abortion, and I am therefore unwilling to seriously consider contrary arguments on ...
