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Compartmentalization. Smart people can hold incredibly stupid beliefs. I believe Michael Shermer's book on "Why People Believe Weird Things" argues that smart p
by illuminate 13y ago
Compartmentalization. Smart people can hold incredibly stupid beliefs. I believe Michael Shermer's book on "Why People Believe Weird Things" argues that smart persons are actually better at self-rationalization of untrue/cognitively dissonant "facts".