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Poem:TheyWereWelcomeToTheirBeliefSupplementaryreading

QuizContentsBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs2/22OralWorkGivesomeexamplesoffunnyorbizarrechildhoodbeliefs,collectionofideasthatadultsthoughtweretruewhentheywerechildren.Itwillremindyouwhatitwasliketobeachild,fascinatedandhorrifiedbytheworldinequalparts.Differencesbetweenthinkingwithbeliefsandthinkingwithoutbeliefs

BTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs3/22II. Quotes(onIrony)TheEndofgroupdiscussion.BTLEW

Thetroublewithmostfolksisnotsomuchtheirignorance,astheir"knowing"somanythingswhichain'tso.JoshBillings

Hewhocannotreasonisafool;hewhowillnotisabigot;hewhodarenotisaslave.W.Drummond

Everyargumentthathasbeenusedtojustifytheteachingofgrammarmaybeappliedwithgreatercogencytotheteachingoflogic.Ifitisdesirablethatapersonshallspeakcorrectly,itismuchmoredesirablethatheshallthinkcorrectly.Ballard

thefollowingthreequotationsarefromA.E.Mander'sbook,LogicfortheMillions.Lesson6-GroundlessBeliefs4/22IV. PoemBTLEWRobertFrost-TheyWereWelcomeToTheirBelief

Griefmayhavethoughtitwasgrief.Caremayhavethoughtitwascare.Theywerewelcometotheirbelief,Theoverimportantpair.No,ittookallthesnowsthatclungTothelowroofoverhisbed,Beginningwhenhewasyoung,Toinducetheonesnowonhishead.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson6-GroundlessBeliefs5/22Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.IV. PoemBTLEWButwhenevertheroofcammewhiteTheheadinthedarkbelowWasashadelessthecolorofnight,Ashademorethecolorofsnow.Griefmayhavethoughtitwasgrief.Caremayhavethoughtitwascare.ButneitheronewasthethiefOfhisravencolorofhair.Lesson6-GroundlessBeliefs6/22AboutthepoetFrost,Robert(1874-1963),Americanpoet,whodrewhisimagesfromtheNewEnglandcountrysideandhislanguagefromNewEnglandspeech.AlthoughFrost’simagesandvoiceoftenseemfamiliarandold,hisobservationshaveanedgeofskepticismandironythatmakehiswork,uponrereading,neverasold-fashioned,easy,orcarefreeasitfirstappears.Inbeingbothtraditionalandskeptical,Frost’spoetryhelpedprovidealinkbetweentheAmericanpoetryofthe19thcenturyandthatofthe20thcentury.SeealsoAmericanLiterature:Poetry.IV. PoemBTLEWTheEndofPoemLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs7/22

Peoplehaveslaughteredeachotherinwars,inquisitions,andpoliticalactionsforcenturiesandstillkilleachotheroverbeliefsinreligions,politicalideologies,andphilosophies.Thesebelief-systems,whenstatedaspropositions,mayappearmystical,andgenuinetothenaive,butwhenconfrontedwithatestablebasesfromreasonandexperiment,theyfailmiserably.Imaintainthatbeliefscreatemoresocialproblemsthantheysolveandthatbeliefs,andespeciallythoseelevatedtofaith,producethemostdestructivepotentialtothefutureofhumankind.V. SupplementaryReadingBTLEWTobecontinuedonthenextpage.TheproblemswithbeliefsbyJimWalkerLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs8/22V. SupplementaryReadingThroughouthistory,humankindhaspaidreverencetobeliefsandmysticalthinking.Organizedreligionhasplayedthemostsignificantroleinthesupportandpropagationofbeliefsandfaith.Thishasresultedinanacceptanceofbeliefsingeneral.Regardlessofhowonemayrejectreligion,religioussupportofsupernaturaleventsgivescredencetoothersuperstitionsingeneralandthesupportoffaith(beliefwithoutevidence),mysticism,andmiracles.Mostscientists,politicians,philosophers,andevenatheistssupportthenotionthatsomeformsofbeliefprovideavaluablemeanstoestablish"truth"aslongasitcontainsthebackingofdataandfacts.BTLEWTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson6-GroundlessBeliefs9/22V. SupplementaryReading

Beliefhaslongbecomeasociallyacceptableformofthinkinginscienceaswellasreligion.Indeed,onceapropositionturnstobelief,itautomaticallyunderminesoppositiontoitself.Dostoyevskywarnedusthatthosewhorejectreligion"willendbydrenchingtheearthinblood."Butthisrepresentsabeliefin-itself.Ourhistoryhasshownthatthebloodlettinghasoccurredmostlyasaresultofreligionsorotherbelief-systems,notfromthepeoplewhorejectthem.BTLEWTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson6-GroundlessBeliefs10/22V. SupplementaryReadingHowever,doesrationalthinkingrequiretheadherencetobeliefsatall?Doesproductivescience,ethics,orasatisfiedliferequireanyattachmenttoabeliefofanykind?Canwepredictfutureevents,actondata,theories,andfactswithoutresortingtotheownershipofbelief?Thispaperattemptstoshowthat,indeed,oneneednotownbeliefsofanykindorexpresstheminhumanlanguagetoestablishscientificfacts,predictfutureevents,observeandenjoynature,orliveaproductive,moral,andusefullife.BTLEWTheEndofSupplementaryReadingLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs11/22VI. QuizCBTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.1.

Ionlyknowthemanby___butIhaveneverspokentohim.

A.chance

B.heart

C.sight

D.experience

2.

Beingcolour-blind,Sallycan’tmakea___betweenredandgreen.

A.difference

B.distinction

C.comparison

D.division

BTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs12/22CCTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.3.

Youmustinsistthatstudentsgiveatruthfulanswer___withtherealityoftheirworld.

A.relevant

B.simultaneous

C.consistent

D.practical

4.

Inordertoraisemoney,

AuntNicolahadto___withsomeofher

mosttreasured

possessions.

A.divide

B.separate

C.part

D.abandon.

VI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs13/22ABTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.5.

Thecarwasingoodworking___whenIboughtitafewmonthsago.

A.order

B.form

C.state

D.circumstance

6.

Thecustomerexpressedher___forthatbroadhat.

A.disapproval

B.distaste

C.dissatisfaction

D.dismay

VI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs14/22DBTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.7.

Inordertorepairbarns,buildfence,growcrops,andcareforanimalsafarmermustindeedbe___.

A.restless

C.strongB.skilled

D.versatile

8.

Hisexpenditureonholidaysandluxuriesisratherhighin___tohisincome.

A.comparison

B.proportion

C.association

D.calculation

VI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs15/22CCTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.9.

Althoughhehasbecomerich,heisstillvery___ofhismoney.

A.economic

B.thrifty

C.frugal

D.careful

10.

Asthemanagerwasawayonabusinesstrip,Iwasaskedto___theweeklystaffmeeting.

A.preside

B.introduce

C.chair

D.dominate

VI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs16/22BDTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.11.Basicallyarobotisamachinewhichmoves,manipulates,joinsorprocesses____inthesamewayashumanhandorarm.A.charactersB.componentsC.cataloguesD.collections12.Ofcourse,talkingaboutsomethingwhichaffectsthempersonallyis____

motivatingforstudents.A.chiefly

B.correctly

C.currently

D.eminentlyVI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs17/22CATobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.13.Mostimportantly,suchanexperiencehelps____aheightenedsensitivityto

otherculturesandwillbringaboutagreaterappreciationofone’sowncultureaswell.coach

B.forsake

C.foster

D.censor14.WhenAnnbrokethedishshetriedtoputthe

____

backtogether.A.fragments

B.pieces

C.bits

D.slicesVI. QuizBTLEWLesson6-GroundlessBeliefs18/22BCTobecontinuedonthenextpage.You’llbegiventensecondstodothequiz.15.____drillsthathavenorealtopichavetoremain

astheyare.A.ManufactureB.ManipulativeC.ManipulateD.Manifest16.ThisbookhasbeenintheworkssolongthatIhavelost____

ofmostofthesourcesfoundformebythestaffofthelibrary.A.trace

B.trail

C.track

D.touchVI. Quiz