Cees Grootes

Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things.

Intelligence is not rationality.

An absurd ideological belief is a form of tribal signalling. It signifies that one considers their ideology more important than truth, reason, sanity. To one's allies, this is an oath of unwavering loyalty. To one's enemies, it is a threat display.

🔗 https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/why-smart-people-hold-stupid-beliefs

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Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things

Intelligence is not rationality

The Prism
Feb 18, 2023 at 11:25amTusky
Show threadWilliam BellFeb 18, 2023
@analyticus @sociology This is very true.
Show threadIris VolkFeb 18, 2023
@analyticus @sociology Interesting text - although I strongly disagree with the part on wokeism. Now, who's victim of an "identity-protective cognition" (IPC) here? 🤔
Show threadGabriel PettierFeb 18, 2023
@funkvolk @analyticus @sociology i like the "including biologists who should know better", oh well, experts disagree with the common man, so the experts must be deluding themselves, they are just too smart for their own good, right?
Show threadhansceesFeb 18, 2023
@analyticus yes, I think that's the key in #memetics
We do and say things because they are rational in the sense that they get us what we want. The other cause is we belong to a tribe with defining memes and you better not disagree
Show threadJohn YonchukFeb 18, 2023

@analyticus @sociology

The irony in this paragraph is that you disprove your own point yet think you are proving it.