> Cowen argues that any time someone believes in a story they are effectively subtracting ten points from their IQ… Cowed proposed that rule of thumb for stori

> Cowen argues that any time someone believes in a story they are effectively subtracting ten points from their IQ… Cowed proposed that rule of thumb for stories about good and evil, not stories in general. https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/12/they-have-transcribed-my-tedx-talk-on-stories.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/12/th... It’s puzzling to me how an essay about factual inaccuracies would include such an easily checked misstatement.