How do you propose that people stop behaving like sheep?
We as a people will behave less like sheep once we raise our standards of acceptable information. Critically viewing and questioning the information we currently receive is necessary to make those giving us the information step up to meet this demand. "I know what you say, but give me more!" instead of just "ok".
Also, adherence to (or recognition of) the spirit of our Constitution, to the spirit of skepticism (and distrust? Remember: CHECKS AND BALANCES) and independence discourages sheep-think.
From birth we are being conditioned to not think or question or to critically reason. Practically speaking, when we can be weaned away from the mainstream (mainstream media, culture, etc.) to other alternative sources of information about the world, we will be less inclined to be mindless sheep. Apparently (judging by the article in my previous post), sheep don't think about the ledge, they just go along blindly.
Some people like to use the example of the movie The Matrix. It's a good one, but I like to refer to a movie that's more fun and not as complex; Think of The Wizard of Oz. Remember when Dorothy and the rest of the group were standing before the Wizard of Oz (or so they thought)? They were scared S***-less. They had the sheep mentality. By that I mean The Wizard was the lead sheep. They didn't question him. If he said jump off the ledge, they would. But when Toto pulls back the little curtain, then the truth is revealed to them. What they thought was real and true wasn't so at all. After seeing the truth, that he ain't no Wizard, do you think they would jump off a ledge on his say so? I think not.
Point is, information is key. And you can get a little information through some investigation, and investigation begins with critical reasoning.
- Vox
Also, adherence to (or recognition of) the spirit of our Constitution, to the spirit of skepticism (and distrust? Remember: CHECKS AND BALANCES) and independence discourages sheep-think.
From birth we are being conditioned to not think or question or to critically reason. Practically speaking, when we can be weaned away from the mainstream (mainstream media, culture, etc.) to other alternative sources of information about the world, we will be less inclined to be mindless sheep. Apparently (judging by the article in my previous post), sheep don't think about the ledge, they just go along blindly.
Some people like to use the example of the movie The Matrix. It's a good one, but I like to refer to a movie that's more fun and not as complex; Think of The Wizard of Oz. Remember when Dorothy and the rest of the group were standing before the Wizard of Oz (or so they thought)? They were scared S***-less. They had the sheep mentality. By that I mean The Wizard was the lead sheep. They didn't question him. If he said jump off the ledge, they would. But when Toto pulls back the little curtain, then the truth is revealed to them. What they thought was real and true wasn't so at all. After seeing the truth, that he ain't no Wizard, do you think they would jump off a ledge on his say so? I think not.
Point is, information is key. And you can get a little information through some investigation, and investigation begins with critical reasoning.
- Vox
posted by VoxInfo at 1:20 PM
2 Comments:
This is so well thought out Vox. I hope that people listen to you and start thinking some more instead of just accepting things the way they are. You should run for office in '08.
-Floatinghead
LOL, you're too kind.
- Vox
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