Critical thinking - Rationale Magazine

15 Apr

How paranormal beliefs help people cope in uncertain times

15/04/2025
By Neil Dagnall
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Paranormal beliefs create a sense of control, predictability and comfort in uncertain times, according to academic studies. That...

07 Apr

Philosophy & Psychology

How to improve your critical thinking skills

07/04/2025
By Peter Ellerton
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There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: 'Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to ...

18 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

Can you choose to believe something, just like that?

18/12/2024
By Mark Boespflug
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Some years ago, I was in a lively conversation with a software developer about arguments for and against God’s existence. After discuss...

27 Apr

Science & Health

To restore trust in science, we need great storytellers

27/04/2024
By Peter C Doherty
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All good scientists are sceptics. Scepticism is central to the scientific method, which is basically designed to prevent the most human...

09 Apr

Philosophy & Psychology

The psychology behind irrational opinions

Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly ...

03 Feb

Philosophy & Psychology

How thinking styles explain susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs

03/02/2024
By Darel Cookson
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Over the last two decades, and in particular over the last five years, there has been a growing scientific interest in conspirac...

07 Jan

Philosophy & Psychology

How even rational people have sceptical blind spots

07/01/2024
By James Fodor
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Most readers would doubtless recognise the importance of being sceptical about the information, arguments, and ideas that we encounter,...

12 Nov

Philosophy & Psychology

Philosophical fashions and conceptual progress

31/01/2024
By Paul Monk
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Many years ago, as an undergraduate student of philosophy, I was invited to participate in a special seminar for honours students conve...

05 Feb

Education

The need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

The web is an informational paradise and a hellscape at the same time. A boundless wealth of high-quality information is available a...

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