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The Thinker

http://jeffreyellis.org/blog/

A blog all about critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and creativity.

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  • Now Drinking (Nov. 26, 2009)…

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 17:04 in beer

    … an Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence stout. A friend/co-worker/fellow NASA beer geek hooked me up with this one. Just looking at the bottle makes me want to drink it. A 750 ml corked bottle with lots of chocolate coloring on a very classy label &...

  • Share of World GDP

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:42 in politics, economics

    From Carpe Diem comes this chart showing share of world GDP by major country/region: The data are from the International Macroeconomic Data Set compiled by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The chart shows that the...

  • A Thought Experiment on Evolution vs. Creationism

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 09:22 in science, Evolution, creationism, critical thinking, thought experiment

    Which is true: creationism, or evolution? Notice the above question assumes the two concepts to be mutually exclusive. Either creationism must be true, or evolution; both can’t be true. But what if this is a false dichotomy? What if there is a ...

  • I’m at Kennedy Space Center today…

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 08:10 in space program

    … to see the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129). A friend/co-worker managed to score a causeway pass. The launch is scheduled for 2:28pm EDT with a 70% chance of the weather cooperating. Fingers crossed… UPDATE: Okay, it was aweso...

  • On Liberals and Elitism

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 08:22 in politics

    This Denver Post op-ed piece by Mike Rosen is priceless. A true elite is one whose talents place him, objectively, at or among the top in his field. Tiger Woods is an elite golfer, in fact, the best in the world. Albert Einstein was an elite scientis...

  • Political Correctness Is Inconsistent with Critical Thinking

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 21:15 in politics, critical thinking

    Here’s my reasoning on this… A.  Political correctness is the practice of avoiding the stating of certain truths which may offend certain people or groups. B.  Critical thinkers are committed first and foremost to pursuing the truth.  ...

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