Why Smart People Hold Stupid Beliefs
I can relate to most of what he wrote. And I&#x27;ve also noticed the same pattern that he points out in<p>&gt;Whenever I post of a cognitive bias or logical fallacy, my replies are soon invaded by leftists claiming it explains rightist beliefs, and by rightists claiming it explains leftist beliefs.<p>where both sides [often correctly] point out the fallacies of the other side, but fail to acknowledge their own.<p>&gt;Since you’re reading about intelligence right now, you’re likely above average in intelligence, which means that you, whatever you believe, should be extra vigilant against your intellect being commandeered by your animal impulses.<p>I fucking love this slap on the face of the reader.<p>______<p>I feel like there&#x27;s something else though. Frankly I wouldn&#x27;t call someone engaging in wishful belief &quot;intelligent&quot; by any measure; intelligence requires the ability to entertain multiple concurrent lines of reasoning, and in plenty of them your belief is wrong. [I can go further on that if anyone wants.] It&#x27;s the same deal with some basic fallacies (mostly false dichotomy, four terms, and appeal to origins) that are often used to protect those stupid beliefs.