A term that's often mixed up with contrarianism, unfortunately. This can lead to people supporting evil beliefs and values just to look like a "critical thinker" when they are in fact no closer to a critical thinker than someone who blindly follows popular belief.
"critical thinker": In my humble opinion and contrary to the boring beliefs of the NPCs surrounding me, I think that rape, torture, murder, and genocide are morally right and the age of consent should be abolished
Normal Person: No you stupid son of a bitch blindly going against popular belief isn't critical thinking. You're just as NPC-ish as the people you call NPCs. Contrarianism ≠ Critical Thinking
Normal Person: No you stupid son of a bitch blindly going against popular belief isn't critical thinking. You're just as NPC-ish as the people you call NPCs. Contrarianism ≠ Critical Thinking
by Silicosis9324 July 14, 2023
Double think mean to believe in two things that dont match up. For example it's like believing that black people are inferior to white people but also believing that segregation was a bad thing. Or like priding yourself of being a Nazi but hating Nazism
by Yourguyfromthebsr July 14, 2022
by benjihunter July 14, 2010
by Berry Bee Benson January 31, 2017
An underused word that a small percentage of the internet has grabbed ahold of and will use as a means to belittle others.
Predominantly written on mailing lists and discussion groups regarding technical issues, "woolly thinking" will frequently be used as a subtle way to say someone is thinking in an inferior way.
Unfortunate victims are seeking help and have a genuine desire to learn. "Wooly thinking" is a ruse phrase. The writers goal is to make a snide remark repeatedly in an effort to instill fear in those asking questions. It can also be used as a superiority complex reinforcement tactic.
Those using this phrase are technically competent, but socially inept. This is easy to prove as mailing list and discussion forum traffic goes down on holidays, though the use of the phrase "woolly thinking" increases. This often can be attributed to the writer long ago becoming "that guy", which no one wants around on the holidays.
Civilized people with good moral attributes don't feel the need to bestow their self proclaimed superiority on others by using a phrase most have no idea the definition of. Real men and women come out and call someone stupid if they are behaving stupid.
Predominantly written on mailing lists and discussion groups regarding technical issues, "woolly thinking" will frequently be used as a subtle way to say someone is thinking in an inferior way.
Unfortunate victims are seeking help and have a genuine desire to learn. "Wooly thinking" is a ruse phrase. The writers goal is to make a snide remark repeatedly in an effort to instill fear in those asking questions. It can also be used as a superiority complex reinforcement tactic.
Those using this phrase are technically competent, but socially inept. This is easy to prove as mailing list and discussion forum traffic goes down on holidays, though the use of the phrase "woolly thinking" increases. This often can be attributed to the writer long ago becoming "that guy", which no one wants around on the holidays.
Civilized people with good moral attributes don't feel the need to bestow their self proclaimed superiority on others by using a phrase most have no idea the definition of. Real men and women come out and call someone stupid if they are behaving stupid.
It is your woolly thinking that is causing your failure.
What is the real question, not the woolly thinking within your question?
What is the real question, not the woolly thinking within your question?
by Saying what everyone thinks June 06, 2010
Standard excuse conspiracy theorists to deny a poltical or global situation. Ironically they call other people sheeple, when they blindly follow a random person on YouTube and receives all his information from his YouTube channel full of unsubstantiated claims rather than researching on scientific research.
"I'm going to stay at home and protect Mt friends and family from Coronavirus"
"Why? Coronavirus has a 99% survival rate; do some critical thinking.
"It's not just about the people who passed due to the virus, but it's also about the people who received complications subsequent to contracting the virus. It's like POTS Syndrome symptoms, only 10 times worse. Some people have even been paralysed or lost the ability to walk efficiently, thus having to use crutches or a wheelchair".
"Shut up you dumb sheeple"
"Why? Coronavirus has a 99% survival rate; do some critical thinking.
"It's not just about the people who passed due to the virus, but it's also about the people who received complications subsequent to contracting the virus. It's like POTS Syndrome symptoms, only 10 times worse. Some people have even been paralysed or lost the ability to walk efficiently, thus having to use crutches or a wheelchair".
"Shut up you dumb sheeple"
by UltimateDoge April 17, 2021
by Nora March 14, 2004