These all point to one basic problem, overconfidence. Half of our country has replaced logic with confidence. Its roots, i speculate, are in mob reinforcement (

These all point to one basic problem, overconfidence. Half of our country has replaced logic with confidence. Its roots, i speculate, are in mob reinforcement (religion and tv and talk radio), and our sports and entertainment centered yardstick for achievement. Any common person can now stare into the eyes of a scientist and say they disagree and have a mob of people cheer.