Category: Independent Thinking

  • Earning Your Freedom

    As I sit here this morning in my favorite place watching ESPN College Game Day getting ready to spend the Labor Day weekend on the lake, I was thinking… Over the years, I’ve asked many… Read More

  • Here be dragons!

    “Here be dragons” means dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of the medieval practice of putting dragons, sea serpents and other mythological creatures in uncharted areas of maps. Most people fully accept paranormal and pseudoscientific… Read More

  • What is an Independent Thinker?

    I originally wrote this is a few years ago on another forum. It’s a concept that is so important to understand I wanted to share it here. The term “Independent Thinker” comes up in conversations… Read More

  • Learning isn’t the same as being taught

    I think an independent thinker learns what he or she wants to know, while others must be taught. For example, the most intelligent humans are those who didn’t need someone to teach them formally, they… Read More