Why Smart People Hold Stupid Beliefs
Cogni tive psychologists tend to favor metacognitive accounts of intellectual 141 humility that emphasize how people think about evidence, knowledge, and beliefs , without much 142 attention to social contexts 13
Tenelle Porter • Predictors and consequences of intellectual humility
The world is becoming ever more complex, and people fail to realize just how ignorant they are of what’s going on. Consequently, some people who know next to nothing about meteorology or biology nevertheless propose policies regarding climate change and genetically modified crops, while others hold extremely strong views about what should be done i
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
The term “cognitive biases” is arguably misleading in that it suggests that believing truth would be a kind of default. Arguably, it’s amazing that we manage to believe the truth at all. If you want your beliefs to be accurate, you’re constantly swimming against your own biology and instincts.Broadly speaking, I think we can identify three reasons ... See more
dynomight • Effectiveness beats accuracy
There may even be a phenomenon like Dunning-Kruger at work, where the most conventional-minded people are confident that they're independent-minded, while the genuinely independent-minded worry they might not be independent-minded enough.
bad time • How to Think for Yourself
people in tribes, when left unchecked, often develop extreme views and become wildly overconfident that these views are true.