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Misguided animosity: The irrational fear of expertise

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“The case against intellect is founded upon a set of fictional and wholly abstract antagonisms. Intellect is pitted against feeling, on the ground that it is somehow inconsistent with warm emotion. It is pitted against character, because it is widely believed that intellect stands for mere cleverness, which transmutes easily into the sly or the Read More

The persistence of myth: A lesson in cognitive dissonance

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I recall a recent debate I was having with a friend of mine on an educational issue. I proceeded to inform him of the copious amounts of data that did not support his assertions. He then began his counterargument with, “Well, regardless of the facts…” Sigh. Many of you may wonder why it is, for Read More