(June 24, 2013 at 2:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So, in a nutshell, stupid people have a pre-existing bias for remaining stupid.
That's one facet of the article's point, sure, but the overall message that is trying to be conveyed is that we all are susceptible to pre-existing bias that keeps us from properly considering the evidence. In fact, highly intelligent people are quite susceptible, too, only they are much better at convincingly rationalizing their unfounded positions.
It's a nice article, but I didn't like the fact that it seemed to slip from scientific inquiry to political commentary there at the end.
