Critical Thinking Is Largely Unnatural to Humans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieMgeadKyOg&list=RDCMUCpyvWfo9diMIMi_wX5LUbSQ&index=8

Summary

1. Critical Thinking Is Largely Unnatural to Humans; It Must Be Developed Deliberately and Explicitly

1.1 Humans live in their minds but often lack command over their minds

1.1.1 Limitations in understanding and experiencing others' perspectives

1.2 Flaws in thinking and assumptions go unnoticed

1.2.1 Lack of logical thinking and application of critical thinking tools

1.3 People tend to believe their own thinking is flawless while recognizing flaws in others
1.4 The need for cultivating critical thinking globally

1.4.1 Overcoming the belief that critical thinking is only necessary for others

1.5 Humans have the capacity for rationality and ethical behavior

1.5.1 However, weaknesses in thinking can persist in other areas of life

2. The Two Motivating Impulses Behind Human Irrationality

2.1 Egocentric thinking: Viewing the world in terms of self-interest
2.2 Sociocentric thinking: Group-centered perspective

2.2.1 Human mind's tendency to be irrational despite capacity for rational thought

2.3 Egocentric and sociocentric thinking can work together or against each other

2.3.1 Hindrance to the development of rationality

3. Development of Intellectual Skills and Traits

3.1 Natural development of some intellectual skills

3.1.1 Influence of rational individuals in personal development

3.2 Active cultivation required for high-level development

3.2.1 Cultivation of ethical traits, intellectual virtues, and various skills

3.3 Varying degrees of egocentric and sociocentric tendencies based on cultural conditioning
3.4 Importance of explicit cultivation for creating critical societies globally.