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I don't think there's any dishonesty, i think we just like charismatic people more, and are more inclined to believe them. Maybe we don't look quite so hard for
by jfoutz 11y ago
I don't think there's any dishonesty, i think we just like charismatic people more, and are more inclined to believe them. Maybe we don't look quite so hard for cracks in their arguments. Double blind peer review helps combat this, stylized writing helps combat this.
We're just animals. we've got a million subtle biases. I agree with you, we should challenge what we know and believe. That ain't easy.
- outlace 11y agoI see this anti-intellectualism in the world as a major threat to human advancement (and perhaps existence). I am concerned that scientific and technological advancements are happening faster than intellectual and moral progress. If you give a bunch of monkeys a nuclear bomb, it's not going to end well. This is why I think promoting reason, promoting awareness of cognitive biases (as a result of our evolutionary past), and ridding ourselves of this notion that "standing up for what you believe" (regardless of its validity) is somehow a virtue, is among the most important (and difficult) projects of our time.
- ely-s 11y ago> I am concerned that scientific and technological advancements are happening faster than intellectual and moral progress. I couldn't agree more.