> In other words, we tend to respect people who think like we do. Did you ever hear someone say, "I think Bob's a genius, and he thinks my views are all wrong"?

> In other words, we tend to respect people who think like we do. Did you ever hear someone say, "I think Bob's a genius, and he thinks my views are all wrong"? That's something few people would ever say. No, we tend to think highly of people whose opinions mirror ours. This doesn't seem like a very good explanation, because we can and in many cases do change our views in the face of arguments from people we respect as geniuses. It doesn't have to be a coincidence or evidence of bias if the people you respect the most in some area of work also share your views about that area, because if you respected someone else more then you would change your views to those views.