People with high IQs are good at convincing themselves that something is true. Finding the truth though? That’s a different task altogether ….
Reasoning can take us to almost any conclusion we want. We ask “Can I believe?” if we want to believe, or “Must I believe?” if we don’t. Persuasion is a powerful tool, which we use to easily convince ourselves. Only through humility do we stand a chance of approaching something more in line with the truth.
LINKS
- Check out Jonathan Haidt’s work at his website here
- Access the book Informal Reasoning and Education – from which we quote in this episode – here
- And here’s the famous study: The intelligence-religiosity Nexus: A representative study of white adolescent Americans
- A transcript of the episode can be found here. Please note that due to software used, not all grammar or prose will reflect what is heard on the episode.
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