THE ART OF LOGICAL THINKING Or The Laws of Reasoning

How do you think? How do you arrive at your beliefs? "The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas as truth, providing they are gravely asserted by someone claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted without dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and authoritatively. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind acceptance of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion by the leaders seems sufficient for the ...