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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
CSflim
Great question!
I try very hard to do that.
Do I succeed?
No, because it is not possible to think for oneself in the conventional sense.
I believe it's important not to be deluded.
With my conscious mind, I pose questions about thinking.
I use my thoughts against themselves because I do not trust them.
What I am able to do is to stop all thinking.
That's a hard-earned skill. I spent a lot of years working on it. When I am being myself I am not thinking thoughts.
When I am thinking, my thoughts are the type of thoughts that pose questions.
One of the most frequent questions I ask myself involves this topic.
How much of my thinking is controlled, influenced, manipulated by media?
My own personal answer is most, maybe ALL of it.
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Ah, I disagree...
I think believe that you can think for yourself. And easily so. The basis behind which is to only accept input in two forms... educational and entertainment. Note that informational does not exist. In this sense, educational input is that which is a basis for further questioning. Any logistical thinker who believes they know an absoulte answer is not thinking logistically. All knowledge is only as valid as the supporting data. And supporting data changes, not only with the political winds, but also with new data. Therefore, what you know is only what you allow yourself to know... and even that should be taken with a grain of salt. If everything else is entertainment, and is not used in any way to shape or form your life, knowledge or opinions, then you do not leave a door for those who would to control your thoughts.
The most knowledgeable people are those who do not believe, but question. Philosophers make the greatest teachers. If you do not question what you are told as fact, then you are a sheep. If you believe nothing at all, you are nihilistic. If you question what you are told, and believe only what you are satisfied to beleive, you are enlightened. I choose the later!