Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (youtu.be)

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Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

I mean he probably does?

And yet you know more about evolutionary psychology than he does. Or at least enough to not bother actually reading what he has to say about it.

Also, your obvious sealioning is not fooling anyone.

this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024

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