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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
I think the answer to your question is already in kazbates's message:
As I said, for me the main thing is that when reading a book, you have time to think about what you are reading, wonder about discrepancies, check facts. You can also do that with a documentary, and I often do, afterwards. But while I watch it, I don't have time to think for myself. Or at least it feels that way. I think this may be the main problem: I feel I'm being force-fed conclusions, not led through a reasoning that I can question.
But the truth is, there are good documentaries that show you not just a conclusion or opinion, but how experts have come to that conclusion, and sometimes how they disagree on it. And there are not-so-good books that just shove opinions in your face without taking any pain to explain them. I like the first and dislike the second, but I gain something from both: questions. After all, questions are what makes life worth living  |
BINGO...and in an aliterate (love that word...got it from the Washington Times article I linked to..
) world people never question anything, reaching conclusions based solely because others told them that is how to believe. I am so happy to have grown up before this became the norm here in the US. As a kid I read everything I could get my hands on, no matter the subject...just reading in that fashion exposed me to so many ideas, places and just "things".