Talk:Richard Rice (theologian)
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[edit]An interesting glimpse into Rice's POV regarding critical thinking:
- "Scholars are trained to scrutinize, to insist on adequate evidence, to ferret out logical inconsistencies and weak arguments. We are naturally suspicious of claims that go beyond our experience. Scholars are trained skeptics. Our professional motto is 'show me'. Where's your evidence? If you can't prove it, you shouldn't believe it!...If trust is the natural disposition of childhood, doubt is our disposition as adults. Academic training cultivates an ethic of suspicion, if not unbelief....we've learned to put every aspect of life through the fire of critical reflection....[But] the fact we don't know everything doesn't mean we don't know anything." - Richard Rice, Ph.D.; Spectrum, v. 28:1, pp. 39-40.
Excellent qualities all scientific skeptics should possess. Brangifer (talk) 04:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
- Here's the online link to the article you quoted above. Colin MacLaurin (talk) 12:13, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for that link! Rice and my oldest brother were classmates at La Sierra. I understand that the quote above was actually from a commencement address at Loma Linda, so he may have used it on more than one occasion. If you can shed light on this, I'd appreciate it. Brangifer (talk) 14:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
- My knowledge is based on the written sources only - I don't know Rice personally. Great to have someone interested in the article, though! Colin MacLaurin (talk) 10:42, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
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