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How these things often go: Headline: "Smart people do X" "I do X, therefore I am smart!" Oh the irony.
by abnry 8y ago
How these things often go:
Headline: "Smart people do X"
"I do X, therefore I am smart!"
Oh the irony.
- bsmitty5000 8y agoIronic because intelligent people should know correlation != causation? Well, I think sometimes correlation could indicate the cause, you just can't prove it. And in the case of myself I choose to believe!
- agency 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- tericho 8y agoTo this point, here is the 2nd last sentence in the article: > So, if you enjoy your swears, and being awake really late, and have a messy room, don't worry. You have a higher IQ than most!
- vokep 8y agoBut theres also "I know many things and people claim I'm smart, but I insist on feeling stupid anyways, and part of the rationale for that is because I do X....oh you say smart people do X? Maybe I'm pretty okay then"
- dwaltrip 8y agoConfirmation bias is a relentless, subtle force that shapes all of our perceptions...