The Rabbit Hole of Critical Thinking, by F. A. Grabowski

By Francis A Grabowski III, Crisis Magazine, March 2, 2021

Francis A Grabowski III is a professor of philosophy at Rogers State University.

Everything seems to be an existential threat nowadays—from racial, gender, economic and political inequalities, to climate change, to the coronavirus pandemic. However, if we have been paying attention to the media recently, there has been a new addition to the list: misinformation, aka “fake news.” Journalists and politicians would have us believe that misinformation has only become a problem over the past few years. But as Christians, we know that this is utter nonsense. It has been a problem ever since the serpent tempted Eve. Misinformation is indeed a problem, and as Scripture teaches, it is a threat to our well-being on earth and our relationship with God. The question is, what to do about it?  …

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