I have learned Talmud without being religious and it is very, very educational in my opinion and very interesting. If you study it you will see that it is full of critical thinking and different ways of looking at the same issue.
It has been translated into Korean and a number of Koreans study it to help them to be better at thinking [1].
Check out an Artscroll Talmud which has a good English translation. There might even be something on-line.
Also, much of critical thinking in my opinion is cultural. In some cultures, children "are to be seen and not heard." In the Passover Seder (The Last Supper was a Passover Seder) the youngest child at the Seder asks "The 4 questions" (memorized ahead of the ceremony of course).
It has been translated into Korean and a number of Koreans study it to help them to be better at thinking [1].
Check out an Artscroll Talmud which has a good English translation. There might even be something on-line.
Also, much of critical thinking in my opinion is cultural. In some cultures, children "are to be seen and not heard." In the Passover Seder (The Last Supper was a Passover Seder) the youngest child at the Seder asks "The 4 questions" (memorized ahead of the ceremony of course).
[1] http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-the-talmud-be...