[Parley Baer]

Way too many people without independent thinking or a critical thought process.

[Jim Noble]

Terrorism is not an enemy, it is a tactic.

You do not defeat tactics.

[Sergio]

I have a question, ladies and gentlemen. If Islam is so peaceful, why is everybody so damn frightened of offending them? And on the other hand, if Christianity is so violent as people like Whoopi Goldberg and others tell us, why is nobody afraid to offend Christians? People laugh at, make fun of, and mock Christians all day long with no fear whatsoever. But you so much as think anything offensive about Islam, and they descend on you and they accuse you of violating political correctness and they beg you to shut up.

A very important observation.

[Jmouse007]

A civilization devoid of biblical, theology and sound doctrinal thinking cannot defeat Islamic terrorism.

In the present state of affairs it is case of the spiritually blind, leading the spiritually blind straight into the pit and unto destruction.

Concerning the actual, fundamental tenets of Islam, the masses and those leading and guiding them are wilfully ignorant and willingly being deceived and led by Satan, the "God of this world".

[Dajjal]

Rush is 100% WRONG on this one.

> "... And the reason why it’s nigh on impossible to do is because for two generations we have not taught critical thinking."

No, Rush -- the problem is that we've had two or three generations who have been taught "Critical Thinking" instead of Logic.

Rush does not understand that "Critical Thinking" is a brand name -- like "Kleenex" or "Xerox" -- for a branch of Outcomes-Based Education from the 1960s and 1970s.

It is not Logic or Reason -- "Critical Thinking" is to Logic what "New Math" is to Math or what "Ebonics" is to English Grammar.

Read this essay (scroll down):
http://www.sourcetext.com/grammarian/newslettersv07/7.3.htm
"Prometheus Rebound" by Richard Mitchell
The Underground Grammarian, vol. 7, no. 3, April 1983

If you don't want to believe me or Richard Mitchell, go ask the NEA. They love "Critical Thinking."

http://www.nea.org/tools/52217.htm
"Over the years it became clear that the framework was too long and complicated. To resolve this issue, we interviewed leaders of all kinds to determine which of the 21st century skills were the most important for K-12 education. There was near unanimity that four specific skills were the most important. They became known as the “Four Cs”: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity."

http://greatpublicschools.nea.org/
"A good education inspires students’ natural curiosity, imagination, critical thinking skills and love of learning."

BEWARE OF "CRITICAL THINKING."

"Critical Thinking" is not Logic. "Critical Thinking" includes indoctrinating the student with "how did you feel about needing to throw Grandma off the Lifeboat because there wasn't enough room?" and things like that.

[Elsie]

A Civilization Devoid of Critical Thinking Cannot Defeat Islamic Terrorism

A Civilization Devoid of Common Sense Cannot Defeat ANYTHING!