Scientific Thinking and Critical Thinking
The Three Central Components
Empricisim: The Use of Empirical Evidence
It is the evidence that others beside yourself can experience
The only type used to make important decisions and reach sound conclusions
The common alternative is the authoritarian evidence
It is also known as natural evidence
Rationalism: The Practice of Logical Reasoning
It is a skill/discipline that must be learned within a formal educational environment
It is hard and not easily learned
It requires a struggle with a person's will
Skepticisim: Possessing a Skeptical Attitude
the constant questoining of your beliefs and conclusions
Skeptics hold uncertain beliefs
Skeptics have the ability to change their minds incase of new reliable evidence
Definition
Critical thinking is thinking correctly for oneself that successfully leads to the most reliable answers for problems
Scientific thinking is the use of scientific method to study or investigate nature/universe