issue 66-outline

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People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are also the most critical of it.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.



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thesis: whether people are critical of the ideas or policy they hold depends on the nature and domains of the ideas and policy.  In the field of science and technology, scientists and engineers are often critical of the theories and designs they are committed to in order to make further progress.  In the field of religion, the belief in supernatural being is based on faith rather than reasoning; as a result, criticality is not part of the equation.  

ts1: scientists are often critical of their own theories and research ideas in order to continuously improve the ideas
- being critical means two things
1) remain open-minded to the possibility that they could be wrong in light of new empirical evidence;
support: researchers always describe how they conducted their studies in details so other researchers could replicate the studies (no specific example is needed here)

2) willing to accept new paradigms in methodology and theoretical framework to replace the existing ones
support: if the new approach can generate better results the researchers are willing to give up their own ones

ts 2: engineers are also critical of their designs of the manufacturing process or the prototype  
being critical means they continuously modify the design based on the data from the field
data from the manufacturing side  
- in order to minimize the cost (the ligntening charger of iPhone)
feedback from the end users
- in order to stay competitive (the resizing of iPhone screen)

ts 3: religious community relies on faith rather than rationality for spiritual well-being
- faith is the source of their spiritual strength and well-being
(prayer- if it is answered, be grateful; if it is not answered, God has better plan)  
- criticality is a sign of doubt and temptation


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