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Mon Sep-20-04 02:52 PM
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The Fallacy of Overconfidence ( Why the ignorant are blissful ) |
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Dunning, a professor of psychology at Cornell, worries about because, according to his research, most incompetent people do not know they are incompetent.
On the contrary. People who do things badly, Dunning has found in studies conducted with a graduate student, Justin Kruger, are usually supremely confident of their abilities -- more confident, in fact, than people who do things well.
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One reason that the ignorant also tend to be the blissfully self-assured, the researchers believe, is that the skills required for competence often are the same skills necessary to recognize competence.
"Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it," wrote Kruger, now an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, and Dunning.
http://www.zenspider.com/RWD/Thoughts/Inept.html
Does this remind you of anyone? :think:
Doesn't it scare the bejesus out of you? :scared:
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Mon Sep-20-04 02:55 PM
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1. Does his explain *'s world view? I am scared now |
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Mon Sep-20-04 03:04 PM
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2. Not Just *'s View, It Explains Liberal/Conservative Differences |
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It explains why Repugs in general and neoCons in particular are so self-righteous and cocky.
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Mon Sep-20-04 03:41 PM
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3. I always recite, "Ignorance is bliss," it really is, the more I know the |
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more I realize I don't know anything.
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Mon Sep-20-04 03:54 PM
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4. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. |
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And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.
- Socrates
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Mon Sep-20-04 03:54 PM
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5. smartest in 'theory' how would you ever know you're smart if you realize |
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Mon Sep-20-04 04:16 PM
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you know you know nothing
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Wed Sep-22-04 10:48 AM
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8. you wouldn't think you know everything |
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and be able to learn nothing.
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Wed Sep-22-04 04:06 PM
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9. This simply seems to be a corollary of intelligence |
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in which your own ability to perceive and understand the world is based solely on your own capabilities. The smarter you are, the smarter the world is. Bush's world must be very dim indeed.
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