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» pink101 - generalising

In response to generalising posted by redback:
What more can be said?

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» Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen - generalising

In response to generalising posted by pink101:

More people have access to the evening news than university educations. We see the news every few minutes, and it's driven by entertainment and gossip and fear mongering -- I don't know if it's comparable to university. Sure, uni may slant education --- but don't they still teach you HOW to think? How to process information and make informed decisions?

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» pink101 - Embarrassing & Gullible

In response to generalising posted by LauriePK:
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I wonder how many believe that the viewers actually believe what they are being fed on television.
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There is--undoubtedly--a group that does believe what they see. Probably the extreme and fanatical religious right. It is amazing how they have so willfully allowed themselves to be so gullibly indoctrinated into playing the children's game of Follow The Leader. How embarrassing it will be for them when they are finally forced to face the truth of their self deceptions.
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» redback - define 'important'?

In response to generalising posted by LauriePK:

"...We see the news every few minutes..."

There are many experiences of the human race I cannot fit into my lifetime. That happens to be one of them. ABC

Surveys here indicate growing numbers of young people rarely watch the news, apart possibly from brief sound bytes via mobile phones, Ipods, single sentence "breaking" news scrolling across the bottom of the screen during a pop teen TV show. Who knows if that survey involved qualitative analysis.

I'm sure universities still create a climate of learning with variable outcomes per lecturer, per student. I already knew HOW to think so uni only nurtured my innate (or inert?) skill. But uni still produces students who fail at their subjects as well as those who pass with or without the help of plagiarism.

'Teaching' is 2-way. Those who failed may not have learnt much from the attempts to teach despite the goals of education. Crikey, I have a profound hope 'we' all are not into group-think but then, no empirical evidence still. ABC

If society is truly smarter than say 50 years ago, we've done it despite 'we' who have been dumbed down by whatever measure. But confusions persist when we all use the word 'we'. If 'we' instead were truly smarter before the advent of news broadcasting..aaah, the changes we can't miss because we didn't know them?!?

I'm sorry, Laurie. I struggle to see Sommerville pinning it down for me. He compared unis to evening news by saying both don't contribute, not I.

There are countless rationales for people only wanting to be funnelled (censored?) pure news that by definition meets a subjective test of 'important'. Isn't it selfish to be only interested in that rather than stuff that other people in an inclusive society may simply find of passing interest to them. If 'we' can't abide gossip etc in the news, 'we' certainly don't want it over the back fence.

Here's one Sommerville-based: "As a Christian, I'm expected to take an eternal perspective, viewing events not just in their historical but in their eschatological context. But I can't do that while focusing on the churning events in the last 24 hours..."
http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archiv...

Unclear if it's a Sommerville quote but tis consistent.

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» Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen - a quote

In response to define 'important'? posted by redback:

"I don't need to read the news. I see it on the faces of everyone I meet." - Greg Brown
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I guess "seeing the news every few minutes" is an exaggeration -- it's just all over the internet, tv, radio, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and conversations with people -- not to mention your sound bytes via all those things. I feel like I get the news constantly.
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Perspective does change things (historical, eschatological, cultural)....but I really do prefer being newsless.

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» redback - a quote

In response to a quote posted by LauriePK:

News in its many shapes: Some are overwhelmed by it all..others underwhelmed. Me..I'm just whelmed, "...yet with the inner strength to carry me to my own destination." to paraphrase.

I really do like the stimulation your articles bring. And I truly can't say that for all the news I read, gloss or glaze over.

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» Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen - a quote

In response to a quote posted by redback:

Thanks, I'm glad to hear it! I really love writing.

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» pink101 - a quote

In response to a quote posted by LauriePK:
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What do you like to write about most of all?
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Is pshychology your main area of interest?
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» Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen - a quote

In response to a quote posted by pink101:

Yes, psychology is definitely my passion. I like writing articles that help people live better lives, that encourage them to pursue their goals!

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» pink101 - a quote

In response to a quote posted by LauriePK:
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Do you know about Thomas Harris and his work in Transactional Analysis?
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