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ISSUE153- "Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. Theyshould question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively."DATE: 2010-5-2512:20:42
Skepticism is one of the resources of theinvention and discovery. However, shall we doubt all we have learned? We shouldtake a balance between the skepticism and not.
In some areas such as physical science, sociologyand political science and arts, skepticism is significant. For instance, inphysical science almost all the theories are based on several hypothesis. Thisprovides us chances to doubt the foundation of these theories. But who hadtried to suspect or offend the classical theory? Albert Einstein proposed thatthe light is photon which refutes the general thinking of the light--a form ofelectromagnetic wave. Aristotle disputed his teacher's scheme of Utopia andsaid,"I love teacher, but love the truth more." And also Pythagorasfirst said the earth is round, which conflict the masses but proved hundreds ofyears later. These all paved ways for the next invention and discovery in thefuture and changed human's life. Without these skepticisms, I can't imagine howour lives will be today. So why not learning with a certain skepticism?
In the process of learning new knowledge,skepticism may play the role of a guide. Finding out ample evidence to supportour skepticism is difficult but useful, when we doubt the authenticity of atheory. Searching online, reading in the library and talking with friends leadus to learn more about this theory and have us to get a deeply thought of it,which may be more helpful in our further study than the theory itself. What'smore, the process also trained our abilities to screen the information. In thisera of information explosion, using critical thinking to screening informationis a basic ability to get useful information. In addition, to ask teacher orprofessor some questions is a way to make yourself more active and teacher moreenergetic. Learning with skepticisms, sometimes luckily, a breakthrough mayoccurred by your skepticism. On the contrary, accepting knowledge passivelywithout any question quells the creativity severely.
Granted skepticism is important in ourstudy, to doubt whatever we studied is not the best, even bad, method oflearning. In some subject learning how to use the apparatus is enough. As anillustration, in the subject Instrumental Analysis it is unnecessary to knowthe principle of these instruments and how it works. And also, when learning CProgramming Language, we needn't to doubt if words defined are wrong or otherslike this. If we really suspect all the knowledge, we cannot use theseinstruments and programming languages easily. Moreover, sometimes we may getinto a paradox and never get out of it. What's worse, we can little stand onthe Great's Shoulders to make our lives better and better.
To sum up, students should learn withskepticism, but not whenever. Civilization begins with skepticism, but overwith abusing it.
这时老旧以前写的了。。。
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