critical thinking blog 1

Part 1:
Critical thinking is the human developed skill that allows oneself to judge a subject in a in-depth manner rather than in a simple manner. One situation in which I thought critically through was when I graduated high school I had to thihnk to myself was it better to go straight to Stanford University (SU) for my political science and law degree or should i just go to a regular community college to get all of my GE(general education) material over with. I had to think about the advantages to each coursse of action. Going straight to would be costly but would be more educational and academically acknowledged in the world. But if I went to a community college it would be cheaper, but not as educational. So I was forced to think through the matter to weigh the pro's and con's of each matter. Obviously I choose to go with the community college route, not just becasue it was cheaper but because of the fact that Sierra College actually had a good academic program, and was cheap and affordable. One situation throughout my life in which I did not use critical thinking was when I moved to California I was so upset about moving that I allowed my anger to rule over my emotions and guide my actions rather than reason. For my first-year of high school out here I was a complete ass to everyone and I made myself out to be the person to hate and to avoid. Needless to say I regret that action that I made and have since been trying to act in a manner that is judged as logical and gentlemenly.

Part 2:
When I think of the word "intellectualism" I think of a scholar or an individual who pursues a life of knowledge. Intellectualism provides positive connotations for myself. I look at a person a person who pursues a life of intellectualism to be a rare and noble person. It is an extremly difficult path to follow and I commend any individual that decides to pursue this course throughout his/her life. When I think of "logic" and "reason" I think of a monk or a spiritual affiliated individual and an scholar. I honestly have mixed feelings about my interpretation. I was raised by a catholic family so I look toward the church as a symbol of reason and logic, but I am also an advent believer in scientology so I commend scholars in multiple fields of study. Over the years I have become split minded about my interpretation and have since become confused. I am not sure if that is a common dilemma facing people or if I am just a unique case. I suppose that I am still going to have to think about my interpretation of logic and reason for a while yet. I can only hope that it doesn't take my whole life, because I know that it is a serious issue in modern day society to assimilate both scientolgoy and theology together.