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Who Thinks for You? Awake! Article on Propaganda from 1947

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Who Thinks for You? Awake! Article on Propaganda from 1947

June 28, 2015 by Fergus Duniho 1 Comment

In 1947, the Jehovah’s Witness magazine Awake! published a very informative article on the tricks propagandists use to manipulate people’s thoughts and opinions.

Posted in: Freethought Tagged: Cults, Jehovah's Witnesses, Propaganda, Thinking, Video

The Importance of Critical Thinking in Religion

December 18, 2011 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

If one religion is the one true religion, all others are false. If none are true, all are false. If each has some truth, the many differences between religions still imply a good deal of error in religion. Since faith produces varying results, critical thinking is what we need to discern truth in religion.

Posted in: Freethought, Religion Tagged: Books, Thinking, Video

Good Arguments

December 13, 2011 by Fergus Duniho Leave a Comment

Last updated: Sunday, May 26, 2019What constitutes a good argument? This video begins a series on symbolic logic. Before getting into symbolic logic proper, this video lays the groundwork for why it is useful to know something about formal logic. To summarize, an argument consists of premises given in support of a conclusion.  In a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Logic Tagged: Thinking, Video

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