Training the Mind to Think

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This image reminds me of not only my early education years but the time spent listening to teachers and preachers speak from the bible. Rarely did I hear a topic on how to think like God or how to develop a godly world view. Many times the message du jour was either topical or a factual exposition of something biblical.

When Jesus lived he seemed to teach in such a way as to challenge the way that his listeners thought. Unlike many today, he taught using stories instead of expounding on the scriptures. Often when he did speak of them he turned them inside out.

So perhaps Einstein was on to something? Maybe education should be more about the training of the mind than a learning of the facts? Seems like the teaching of history could facilitate such training? Maybe classes in ethics could preempt sex education. And who knows, maybe Sunday morning would look more like a training session?

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