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>although it is unknown whether Nobel Prize winners are more prone to this tendency than other individuals. I think we can at least confidently say that other
by dev_tty01 3y ago
>although it is unknown whether Nobel Prize winners are more prone to this tendency than other individuals.
I think we can at least confidently say that other people are more willing to listen to an NP winner. That could completely explain the phenomenon.
- DoreenMichele 3y agoThat was exactly my thought: The real problem is not the Nobel Prize winner going off on a wild hair. The real problem is people persisting in believing it just might make sense, never mind all evidence to the contrary, because "They won a Nobel Prize, so maybe it's just more brilliant insight beyond my understanding!"