Re: At a vote in The UN yesterday NZ & 148 other nations voted to divide Jerusalem
I hope you dont think any news writer do such things as you propose.
I gave you links to two UN resolution I could find, but I am not sure if they are the same OP is talking about. You can read them. And then show me the doom
My point was NOT that each of us "should" do an insane, virtually impossible amount of research and fact-checking.
My point was that to understand something complex and controversial, like a LEGAL MULTI-NATIONAL RESOLUTION... we need to either do a ton of research, OR LOCATE THE MOST EXPERT PEOPLE.
It's often best to just locate the MOST EXPERT PEOPLE.
The problem is our culture no longer teaches, or values, critical thinking skills... so it's hard for people to even locate the MOST EXPERT PEOPLE.
Normally, if you find the people MOST AFFECTED by something... those will be the people talking about that thing.
That is where you can START your research.
Then, you begin to look for EXPERTS on the subject... experts who are unbiased, or experts of varying opinions.
-> So, if ISRAEL is the country MOST AFFECTED by this UN resolution... and I go to various ISRAELI NEWS SOURCES... and... THEY DON'T SEEM TOO WORRIED OR EVEN INTERESTED... well...
what does that tell you?
-> If I dig this issue up in multiple search engines, and find VIRTUALLY NO ONE considering it a NEW AND HORRIBLE CRISIS except ONE PROPHECY WEBSITE... out of all the news sites and webs sites on the entire earth...
what does that tell you?
* Did it cross anyone's mind that the UN resolution might not really imply what people here are assuming it does?
* Did it cross anyone's mind that even if the resolution IS as bad as people here think, that Israel might just choose to completely IGNORE IT?
* Did it cross anyone's mind that there mind be all kinds of complicated circumstances that nullify, or alter, the IMPLEMENTATION or AFFECTS of the resolution?
* Did it cross anyone's mind to just USE THEIR MIND?
When we read something, or hear something, we need to use some CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS to see if it's TRUE... and THEN... if it IS true... research where the RESULTS should LOGICALLY FALL.
I don't have a perfect answer to this story, or any other story.
But I DO KNOW we all need to use some critical thinking when we hear things.