You Can Start to learn to Think With Precision

By Jimmie Burroughs

Written by Jimmie Burroughs

There’s a story that has been circulating online for a while and it’s concerning Joshua’s missing day of the Bible. The tale first appeared in a book written by Harold Hill and published in 1969 about an incident that allegedly took place at NASA space center. Scientists apparently found out there was a missing day in their calculations and a Christian on the staff told them about the missing day in the Bible which answered the question for them.

This story was sent to me by a friend under the title: “This will give all you scientist out there something to think about.” I imagine a large amount of folk just assumed it on its face worth without thinking. Precision thinking on the other hand would take time to do some research to determine the truth.

Many individuals today appear to have often lost the power to think critically and with precision. When you apply the specific science of arithmetic to the Harold Hill story, it breaks down, because in order for NASA to uncover a missing day would necessitate a knowledge that goes back past Joshua’s missing day to the definite instant that the earth started its first revolution around the sun and no-one knows that except God himself. For Christians to take any notice to such stories is nonessential because we have the truth of the Bible to stand on which hasn’t ever been demonstrated to be untrue.

We don’t need to discover a Noah’s ark or the Ark of the Covenant or anything more. We accept God’s word on the bases of faith. Not a blind faith as there is lots of evidence from satisfied prophesy, history and science to countenance the scripture beyond any doubt, but faith in God is the quintessence of Christian belief.

The ability to think with precision is something that really must be learned for the main part. It takes an active mind. A lazy mind just accepts whatever in typically thought without testing it to see if it is valid.

All though history man has depended on science to lead their beliefs. The difficulty with that is that science is constantly changing and cannot be depended on for comprehensive truth. The science of the 1400s, during the time of Columbus, was the world was flat. Navigational instruments were designed on the grounds that a ship could sail right off the edge into who can say what.

We all know better today but they did not. They could have if they read and believed the Bible which claims “He sitteth on the circle of the earth” (Isaiah 40:22) meaning a globe, not a flat geometrical circle as in geometry. I've always had the feeling that Christopher Columbus knew and believed that verse of Scripture. Nevertheless, Columbus is an example of precision thinking and not depending on what is normally considered the truth.

Accepting everything by unquestioning trust is the lazy and easy way out; it needs no thinking. Anyone that took some time to research the effect of drugs on the body and what’s costs in terms of money and loss of health over time would not dare use them , if they had a brain in their head. But instead of thinking with precision someone often yields to someone’s suggestion to try drugs and feel the sense that they give and blindly are led on to the slaughter like a dumb and uninformed sheep.

There’s an acceptable name for those that fail to think with precision, “sheeple”. The Urban Compendium outlines sheeple as,”Folks unable to think for themselves; fans; lemmings; those with no cognitive capabilities of their own.” Sheeple are people who have the mind of a sheep and are led around or driven right into harm’s way.

To be in a position to think with precision needs three things:

1. Study which produces knowledge

2. Discipline and courage to Choose for yourself

3. Wisdom, the capability use data to make right choices

Study which produces knowledge:

Ignorance can never think with precision any longer than a car can run without gas. It takes an active and dynamic mind to gain information. Lazy minds are content watching passive entertainment on TV. Active minds want to learn everything possible. While having information is. A unreserved for precision thinking, it isn’t all that is required.

Discipline and bravery to Decide for yourself:

An undisciplined mind with no courage is sucked into dumb things. For instance, somebody asserts ‘ “Hey man try this it will give you a high like you never had before.” “Duh, OK if you assert so let me try it.” Discipline and courage says, “Oh yes, what is it?” “That is not important just try it.” “You think I’m stupid; get away from me.”

I don’t accept things because somebody says it even though it is a famous person who is supposed to know what they’re talking about. I want solid evidence before I’m making a decision that has an effect on me, my health or my future. That takes discipline and courage occasionally to go in the other way from the bunch.

Wisdom to make right decisions:

Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge to make the best possible decision. If you know all the downsides of using drugs; you know the body needs more and more as time rolls by to reach the same high; you know that a drug habit gets astronomically and outrageously costly with time; you know that drugs will at last destroy your body, your relationships and your future, but you still decide to utilise them anyhow; that’s making a decision directly opposite of knowledge where no wisdom at all is utilized. Wisdom does not make stupid choices!

It takes all 3 of the above working together to think with precision.

About the author: Jimmie Burroughs is a motivational speaker and author who has been concerned in teaching Christian Personal Development for at least 30 years. He’s a dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ, and considers helping others to become their very best through personal growth is his first focus in life. His internet site contains over 600 articles on preparing yourself for success thru private development and the things that go with personal development. His writing centres on the truth rather than fluff that just teases the ears.

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