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Re:Poverty leaves a mark on our genes by mistermann on Sunday June 16, 2019 @04:42PM (#20197764)
This would also explain why we don't teach fundamentals of epistemology or critical thinking, even though we constantly read in the news how crucially important these skills are, because of fake news and Russian election hackers.
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Re:Poverty leaves a mark on our genes by johnchristopher on Sunday June 16, 2019 @06:38PM (#20198415)
Last time I heard about my country in OECD ranking (or was it the PISA ranking ?) it was mentioned that 1 out of 4 students out of high school was almost illiterate. They can (barely) read but they don't understand the meaning behind the words.

Either it's a consequence of not teaching critical thinking or a reason we don't teach it is up to debate but the results remain.

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