Ignorance is Contagious| Critical Thinking| Mob mentalities

Ekka

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I have often said that I don't like extremists, you know ... on one hand save the trees on the other cut them down. I'll often debate the opposing point of view purely due to what I see as an unbalanced point of view.

Written by Dr Ian Woodward (Environmental Scientist in Australia) in 2008 I'm sure if you took the 5minutes out to read this you'll be nodding your head agreeing.

Read some of the Top Logical Fallacies and see if you succumb to any.

Over time I have witnessed and felt the heroism of cutting a tree down to the vilification of such. 20 years ago you were a hero, now a days some try to paint you as the devil.

I have worked with developers and councils on sites with trees, and again the vilification of these developers is so narrow minded it boggles me, on the other hand public scream about house prices and availability.

I have been on sites adjacent to large normal cleared house blocks where residents live with few trees, yet they complain to councils and lodge all types of complaints, like noise, dust, mud, start times etc. Yet they live in a place that had the same happening to it a while back.

Read this PDF, start to see things for what they are, become a critical thinker and expand your scope on the world, I encourage it.

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Ignorance_is_contagious_(July_2008)_Dr Ian Woodward.pdf (69.4 KB, 80 views)

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JayD

This paper is a good read, it made me start to think about the way I go about things....Mobs are nothing but pure uglyness.

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hanging from a rope

save the world,well in the states we call those people greenie wachos or idiots,it's to easy to follow the crowd,thats why enviromentalists can get everyone behind them they just use a scare tactic not the truth

newguy18

Very good read,i can see certain people reading it and going"i'm not like that".

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kauriman

Interesting article. Particually the fallacies at the end.

Funny though that for an article with a theme of "critcal thinking" the text is composed of almost entirely opinion, very few facts and even a touch of emotive language.

gawd

I normally tell them-- u tree hugging-with beautifully pollished floor boards in ur house ,timber furniture- IF U LOVE THIS TREE SO MUCH - I CAN TRANSPLANT IT INTO UR YARD-4 A PRICE (THEY NORMALLY GO HOME ) funny there never seems to be any large trees on their block

gawd

Kauriman, nothing personal , but I think u have taken this thread the wrong way . I dont think (could be wrong- wouldnt be the 1st time) but I believe the guy,s girl,s where referring to or about neighbors complaining about trees etc being removed - after they them selves have -been guilty off doing the same themselves- but all of a sudden the local trees on the block up the rd shouldnt be touched (after they - themself have wiped everything out on their own blocks )give these people a price to transplant said tree to thier block ? never had one take me up on that ,all of a sudden they have to go home ,and polish the jarrah floorboards