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part of the daily life of every educated person. It should 

 become a habit of mind, a way of thinking. Scatter- 

 brained people may think ; we find, in fact, that we think 

 when we daydream, but we do not organize our thoughts, 

 nor do we put them to any use. Science was once called 

 by a great scientist, " organized common sense," and such 

 it really is. Nowadays too many people reason from state- 

 ments heard which they want to be true. They have 



We estimate, we compare, we verify in the method of science and in everyday life. 



heard only one side, and do not care to know any other. 

 Bolsheviki are good examples of such people. People who 

 can think straight are the ones who succeed in life. A 

 dangerous attitude of mind results from careless, wrong 

 modes of thinking. 



How the method of science is used in straight thinking. 

 When we think properly, we are using some steps that 

 the scientist uses when he plans to work out his problem. 

 Take, for example, any question in your daily life that comes 

 to you. It comes in the form of a problem. Your father 

 has rented a new house. Your mother has promised you 

 a room of your own, and a new rug for it.. You are visiting 

 the house. You look at the room, and try to make up your 

 mind as to its size. You think it is about ten feet by twelve 



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