PT Barnum coined the phrase, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”
There are two interpretations of this quote:
Some people are gullible enough to believe in something too good to be true.
To be skeptical and critical when confronted with extraordinary claims or enticing opportunities that seem too good to be true.
“Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.”
The earliest recorded version of the quote above, appeared in 1650 in a book titled “The Court and Character of King James” by Anthony Weldon, which includes a similar sentiment:
“The first time a man deceives me, it is his fault; but if he deceives me a second time, it is my fault.”
Optimism doesn’t require credulity.
Critical thinking or common sense should be taught to our youth.
Critical thinking encourages individuals to question, analyze, and make informed decisions rather than relying on blind acceptance, conformity bias or assumptions.
It’s seems our teaching institutions now push a collective mindset which is detrimental to young minds by closing down thinking critically and creatively.
You should move away from the latter.
To be able to see the difference between insanity and rationally.
To question or not to question, that is the question.
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