"We are definitely concerned by the conditions under which tests are being carried out in North Korea, including nuclear devices," the chief of Russia's general staff Nikolai Makarov told journalists in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator.I thought missile defense didn't work. Didn't anyone tell the Russians?
Regards — Cliff
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The question is "Who told us and why do we believe what we were told?" We have lost the art of "critical thinking" because we've lost the ability to listen or read critically. The wisdom of history should absolutely prove to even the most naive of us that journalism (regardless of the media) is at its very best slanted toward the writer's own beliefs and belief system. To merely accept a posit as foundational law is the first, and perhaps most irrevocable step to losing one's personal freedom.
Ah, but the question is, which journalist?
Is the one who says the Russian have a Missile Defense wrong or the one who says that there is no such thing?
Cheers — Cliff
Ah, and thus is the beginning of critical thinking. We must avoid the temptation to accept either writer's tome as truth. One must go beyond the writer's commentary and by careful inquiry, determine for ourselves what is true and what is fraud.
To be sure, in areas such as missle defense, without proper technical qualifications, such inquiry may be somewhat limited, but a reasoned conclusion is not outside of the possibilities, even for a layperson.
When I consider either possibility, my first question goes to "Who told them?" and then "What was the qualification of that source." It's like the science writer who has no academic or other intellectual foundation in the sciences, other than the ability to glibly pontificate about matters scientific, and thereby sell the media that hosts those pontifications.
Regards
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