Critical Thinking

[IdaBriggs]

10. An interesting post. I have been mentally considering the various views of "normal".

If your normal is "police are our friends" then it can be difficult to understand that someone else may have experiences that make "police are NOT our friends" as "normal." The same issues pop up with "orphans in different countries live in horrible conditions", "special needs parents dealing with the educational system", "domestic violence", "guns" and even "how votes are counted".

I do not think some of this can just be limited to "critical thinking" as we are all biased with our own experiences. The first thing we have to get beyond is that OUR experiences of normal are NOT everyone else's.

Some very good points. I am still chewing on this, and it really does seem to come down to how we communicate.

Good post!