Discussion #3 False Memory Syndrome

False memory syndrome is the recalling of events that never happened, and it sometimes happens most occasionally with crime scenes, and the retelling of any big event that one may have witnessed. I know that from my own personal experience its hard for me to remember correctly how a  conversation that was just had went, then a huge crime scene investigation. Sometimes when there is big drama people tend to like to enhance the drama because its more compelling. People love action and being in the middle of it, so their memorys can be a little slanted when telling their own stories. What happens is people may accidentally misinterpret a situation and totally misjudge and they recreate a situation. 

Discussion #2 UFOs

Condon believes that UFO study is a useless topic of study and that scientists shouldnt waste their time on it because it hasnt been a fruitful adventure but he also believes that people with good ideas and for specific studies in this field should be supported, which is very contradictive. Contradicting statements make an argument weak and invalid. Hynek supports the study of UFO sightings. He believes that the unexplained Ufo phenomena are too often dissmissed by authorities and as a result have not been studied in a systematic scientific matter. He believes we should approach this matter with the most mathematical data gathering and processing way possible to be able to get the most effective report. He argument is dealing with empirical reasoning. Because each of his reasonings involve actual real data i believe that his argument is a strong one. Paynter believes that the existence of UFOs and alien abductions should be conducted "according to the highest standards of scientific inquiry" without any physical evidence he argues we should remain skeptical about these claims. He believes that the UFO community should adopt scientific standards of investigation and proof in their work, with probative evidence and rigorous reasoning. His argument I believe proves to be strong, because you cant argue about whether somthing is real, if you have no real evidence.

Discussion #1 Wisdom or knowledge?

From the text it says that knowledge is "information or experience that we believe to be true amd for which we have justification or evidence. Wisdom is the experience or its when you apply that knowledge you have to create a better understanding of something. They say older people are wise and have wisdom, and that may be because older people have been throught things, they have experienced more things than anybody else, simply because they are older and have lived longer. Wisdom is that knowledge that is invaluable and ageless, and it never changes. Wisdom is something that all people can relate to and is true for all circumstances. Some people may have the knowledge to do something but may not acquire the wisdom one may need to accomplish it effectively and successfully. At college I believe on the academic scale we obtaining knowledge but outside of the classroom we are gaining wisdom from life experiences when applying that wisdom. I believe that the information age is creating a genreration that is a lot wiser, because nowadays knowlegde is much more easily obtainable and so with that comes knowledge.

Discussion #1: Sally Ride Critical Thinking Characteristics

Ways in which Ride exemplifies the qualities of a good critical thinker is that she is a good analytical thinker. Her analytical skills were one of the things that made her stand out and become the youngest and the first femal American astronaut in space. To be a good critical thinker you have to have exceptional communication skills that include listening, speaking, and writing skills, Ride represents those qualities as she double majored in English and Physics. Because of her "exemplary communication skills, Ride was chosen to serve as capcom for the first and second shuttle flights." Ride also took her communication skills to address the UN and put together the report for NASA, Leadership and the American Future in Space. Shes also written childresn books. A good critical thinker needs good research and inquiry skills. Ride shows that by her love of solving problems. It is said that her college friends describe her as being able to quickly think and figure out the heart of situations. She was also able to use her research and inquiry skills to articuluate and develop strategies to meet her life goals.

Discussion #3: Critical Thinking Using Emotions

Using emotion when thinking critically can have positive and negative effects. In the case of Rosa Parks and how she used her emotions to think critically sparked a civil rights movement. Her one action that was guided by the emotion of being tired of having to always give in and accept being treated like a second class, rather than an equal human being. Because of her emotional critical thinking this allowed the whole country to be inspired to speak up for themselves, and create a civil rights movement that shook the country. If it wasn't for her brave and impulsive actions I probably wouldn't be here right now, doing the things that i am. A way thinking critically can be a negative is when people become hindered by their negative emotions and let negative stereotypes and anxieties stemming from unresolved past experiences effect their thinking and decision making.

Discussion #2: Existence of God

Dawkins claims that evolution and a belief in God are incompatible because he came up with the opposing argument that for Thomas Aquinas's statement that "nothing that we know looks designed unless it is designed" when Darwin came up with the clever reasoning of evolution by natural selection which by nature produces an impeccable "simulacrum of design, mounting prodigious heights of complexity and elegance." This reasoning completely counters Aquinas's proof of the existence of God, which makes it incompatible with Dawkins claims. Aquinas might respond by saying that natural selection could only happen if a certain force were to initiate the sequences of selection. He might say that God was the reason for it and only a higher being would have the ability to create such a force of nature. Aquinas might also say that in order for evolution to start then that initiator must be God because nothing acts, or is caused, or exist without a prior initial being of whom we might all call God.

Discussion #1: Identifying strengths for career

I believe that identifying ones strengths is very important in the process of discovering what career one should invest in. My strengths is my ability to communicate well with all types of people in all types of situations and environments. Another strength of mine is my positivity which i can use to make the most out of all situations i am involved in. Another admirable strength that i have is my ability to maximize each and all situations and be able to make me and the people around me better. I am also a very consistent individual, my consistency is a strength that makes me a very loyal and trustworthy person. And lastly my ability to empathize with others and be able to relate well. These strengths of mine will help me to succeed in the future and create for myself a very diverse career path. Reasoning that i have found that i am best in is inductive reasoning, where I am able to start from specifics and then derive from a general rule, also conditioning reasoning, where i use my thinking using words such as if..and then.. and lastly reasoning that i prove to be best in comparative reasoning where i use my thinking to compare one thing to another. These reasoning skills and strengths will allow my decision process in finding the right career that fits for me a little bit easier. Hopefully not will only these strengths and reasoning skills help me find my career but also boost my performance once i am settled in that job.