Critical Thinking: Does it Matter? | Bart Millar | TEDxYouth@SAS

There is a fair share of stupid and ignorant people in this world. The wall between ‘being trusting’ and ‘being a victim’ is thin and in his talk, Millar explores how and why people fall prey to bad ideas, leaving themselves or others to suffer.

Bart Millar is a generalist who is fascinated with history, science and psychology, and the results when they intersect. On many occasions, especially while watching the news, Bart has wondered “How can people be so dumb?” Being a teacher for psychology, economics and robotics at SAS has afforded him unique insight into this topic.

[thomass]

So let me get this straight: Critical thinking good. Thank you for that.

[pk-pjsz]

Critical thinking is absolutely critical to think

[mattjohnson]

Although this video doesn't explain how to critically think all that well, it DOES prove the point that it does matter (which is the title and purpose of the TED Talk for youth-- who usually need convincing and awareness about this topic). I agree with many comments on this video about wanting more on how he suggests we think critically-- It would help us to improve after having an understanding of it being important.

[multifamilyrealestate]

"Truly incompetent people are too incompetent to even recognize their own incompetence". Dunning-Krueger

[shannonb]

A small percentage of people are born with a natural critical thinking tendency. To those people, watching this video and checking the comments is useful to try to understand that the thinking patterns of others really just cant be improved intuitively, and that most people really do have to have critical thinking skills literally 'taught' to them. Its not stupidity: Its the way the vast majority of human brains work for sime reason.

[michaelswhitcomb]

In complex situations, choose the solution with the fewest steps. That is the correct definition. The other is lazy thinking, which is sort of perfect.

[MargaretLeonard]

Way to go, Bart! Proud to be one of your former students.

[norbertherriott]

Bart lays out philosophical points about non-critical thinker and the reason that they think badly. If you know about critical thinking; it is a great battle between critical thinkers vs non-critical thinkers.

[williebrooks]

Great presentation, informative, inlighting, a great class, you make me better. Many Thanks Sir!🎈🎈

[lugcass]

Ellen White never never predicted that the world is going to end in any of the years he said. May be too much critical thinking can end up with lying.

[multifamilyrealestate]

Occoms Razor "All things being the same in any given situation; the simplest solution is usually the correct one".

[sammark]

a good example of critical thinking: don't believe anything by title! !

[eltouristoduo]

something somewhat related to this, but carried much farther and broader, has the most profound implications for all humanity you can possibly imagine that impacts the very foundations of civilization which is built on culture

[sledgehammer]

When you see search results turning up with the same TEDx talks results repeatedly, it's time to apply some actual critical thinking.

[alipiofernandes]

He is not talking about critical thinking...

[edigarmafi]

this guy is great, it's good to know theirs still people like this in the world. Unfortunately common sense is lost on some people like I don't know cough right wingers cough

[michaelswhitcomb]

His definition of Occam's razor is wrong. He's quoting Sherlock Holmes via Mr. Spock.

[she]

He needs to be more of a critical thinker with his research. William Miller set the dates, and Ellen White didn't get any visions until after the dates failed. And Bart Millar quoted the wrong dates. So unprofessional.

[katforgiven]

I wouldn’t trust this guy, because Ellen White did NOT say the world was going to end!!

[georgegalamb]

In my opinion, he is confusing "critical thinking" with "commonsense". Every one of those misguided people and situations of which he have mentioned was due to: lack of commonsense. Critical thinking requires much higher-level thinking abilities and skills than commonsense does.