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You Were Never Taught How to Think | Sahil Adeem’s Critical Thinking Class Orientation
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- Sahil Adeem Podcast
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- Jul 23, 2026
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- 2437
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Summary
(0:00) Intro (1:24) The Real Purpose of the Critical Thinking Course (2:17) Preparing Yourself for the Intellectual Journey (3:00) How the Companions Presented the Case for Islam (4:33) What Happens When Muslims Abandon Their Responsibility? (4:46) Identifying and Challenging Dominant Worldviews (5:21) Know Who You Are Before Challenging Others (6:40) Are You Controlled by Inherited Thinking? (7:16) Why Children Stop Asking Their Parents Questions (8:00) Understanding Arguments, Evidence, Premises, and Inference (8:45) The Leadership and Political Vision of the Prophet ﷺ (10:17) Why Muslim Youth Learn From YouTube and Netflix (11:18) Does Islam Discourage the Use of Intellect? (12:37) The Prophetic Foundation of This Critical Thinking Course (13:48) Why Future Generations May Laugh at Today’s Technology (15:30) Why Muslims Feel Overwhelmed by Western Progress (15:55) Who Will Resist Critical Thinking the Most? (17:27) Where Should Logic Begin and Where Should It Stop? (18:21) Reflecting on the Signs of Allah (19:11) How Muslims Can Become a Trial for Non-Muslims (20:53) Becoming Competent Representatives of the Quran (23:02) The 100-Year Plan and Its Central Course (24:20) The Complete Critical Thinking Roadmap (24:46) How to Identify Biases and Logical Fallacies (25:32) Understanding the Thought Models That Control You (26:37) Why Critical Thinking Is an Essential Life Skill (27:17) What Is Expected From Every Student (28:30) Remove Your Intellectual Armor (29:47) The Quran’s Open Challenge to Humanity (31:47) Critical Thinking as a Foundation of Islam (32:26) Speak With Knowledge and Skill, Not Emotion (33:20) The Intellectual Crisis Facing Muslims (36:02) Challenge Your Own Thinking First (37:30) Why Ego Has No Place in This Classroom (38:07) Class Schedule and Glob…