Your general point, that superficially critical thinking makes raising the sanity waterline even more difficult than it otherwise would be, is well-taken.
I don’t think that could ever work. Just look at the present situation.
Isn’t this, all by itself, an example of improper reasoning?
Isn’t this, all by itself, an example of improper reasoning?
Yes, you are right—we can’t draw such a blanket conclusion just from observing the present situation. My choice of words wasn’t very good there.
However, my conclusion is actually based on more than that, namely a more detailed consideration of both the human nature and the wider historical precedent. Unfortunately, it’s a topic too complex to be discussed satisfactorily in a single comment, so I just wanted to draw attention to these unpleasant facts that are undoubtedly relevant for the point of the original post.
Your general point, that superficially critical thinking makes raising the sanity waterline even more difficult than it otherwise would be, is well-taken.
Isn’t this, all by itself, an example of improper reasoning?
Yes, you are right—we can’t draw such a blanket conclusion just from observing the present situation. My choice of words wasn’t very good there.
However, my conclusion is actually based on more than that, namely a more detailed consideration of both the human nature and the wider historical precedent. Unfortunately, it’s a topic too complex to be discussed satisfactorily in a single comment, so I just wanted to draw attention to these unpleasant facts that are undoubtedly relevant for the point of the original post.