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THINK BETTER: There IS Truth

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Continuing our series about how to think better, I show you how to look for evidence. Lots of people make claims. Few think to give you good evidence. Often because they don’t have it; they only have emotion or hearsay or opinion. Some, however, intentionally give you a partial story, with lots of emotion, in order to trick and weaponize you.

Don’t be fooled.

And be persuasive.

Oh, wait, great writing, but on wrong topic. This week: THERE IS TRUTH. School has worked so hard for so long to teach us that there is no such thing as truth. But we know better. When you take your motorcycle in, you know whether or not it runs when you get it out. Either it runs or it doesn’t. So you know there is fact.

Similarly, you can test Truth. And besides, just because things here are in a mixed state, that doesn’t mean that there couldn’t be, in the abstract, Truth. You can conceive of it, and that, in the abstract is proof enough.

And wow it makes a difference. If someone can convince you that there is not truth, then they can convince you that anything they say is the truth. Then you are enslaved. There is Truth; you can know it; therefore, you can be free.

I invited you to listen.

Think Better by Looking for and Evaluating Evidence

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Think better by looking for and evaluating evidence.

A lot of people don’t even give you evidence, but just emotional slogans. Watch out for this! You are being deceived, tricked, and led around by the nose. Slow it down, and remember to look for evidence.

Other people refuse to consider what I have to say, because it contravenes “what they know” but they fail to hear out the evidence. Remember to slow down and hear the evidence.

In other cases, people do give you evidence, but it is faulty or fragmentary. Remember to evaluate the evidence. Is it strong?

Hear more about how you — and your children– can think better by demanding and evaluating evidence.

Also, check out my “How to Tell What is True” series in “The Store.” at www.overcominglearningproblems.org

Anna Baureiss, The Homeschool Coach

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Today, we sit down with Anna Baureiss, The Homeschool Coach. You will hear her family’s story and what she is doing now.
We talked once with the Baureiss family before, when they owned Brain Balance in the Westlake area of Austin. They were helping many children with Dr. Delillo’s method. https://www.brainbalancecenters.com/
Anna tells you how they got into that, and what she is doing now. https://annabauereis.com/the-homeschool-coach-show/

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Think Better: Use Evidence

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Want to think better? What to avoid being fooled? Want to be more persuasive in your arguments? Use evidence.
This is the latest installment in our series on how to think better.
Look, I’ve made it easy. I’ve made it free. Invest your time.
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