saying a quick hello

hello

enjoy your stay

I always break it down to what is fact and what is bs

thanks!

but it takes practice

what's AGW?

Anthropogenic Global Warming

I believe

Affirmative

fair enough

Fancy speak for man-made global warming

What's amazing is that the large majority of people who say they think they think for themselves are full of BS>

They think it because their favorite media outlet said it.

"I think for myself" = "I listen to smart people talk"

And the people who do think for themselves are labelled alt-right.

then what is true free thought?

more like increase the number of sources and cross check and a little thonk

listening to both sides and arriving at your own conclusion?

if you dissent with your media you're thinking for yourself

You know that feeling when you're strianing your head between two thoughts, and you don't know the answer, and no one else does either?

yes of course

all the time

That's thinking for yourself

I do that with religion a lot these days..

I acctualy have a hard time reading politics books because it only takes a few pages for me to figure out the thread of logic they're building their argument on

You know, I used to be part of the large number of atheistic Jews

@Harazu Keshtah You want some good shit?

I got ebooks

after years of being convinced by my family and some online personalities , I finally changed my mind on that

It really does take a lot of time to change your mind on some issues

I find political issues usually just boil down to the question of more freedom / less government control or more government control / less freedom.

@Fitzydog I just recently ordered a few books that I'm very excited to read

people (especially at different phases of their life) prefer one or the other

I hate e-books with a passion though

I prefer pysical books more likely to survive an internet book burning

yes

I like audio books

honestly sure I know how to read any more

I use ebooks to read the first few chapters, and hold me over until the real thing arrives, if I like it

it's been years since I sat down and read a book cover to cover