Originally published at: Why people who are wrong think they're right - Boing Boing
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from Allan Rose Hilll…
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That really does sound like, if not Dunning-Kreuger, at least a corollary to it. “Illusion of < topic at hand > adequacy” is a great term also. I may need to steal that for later!
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…could always be wrong, but these folks seem awfully confident in their findings, maybe
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Data point of one, but FWIW I did notice after about 15 years in my career: the more outraged I felt that other people were wrong and pushing a point, the more likely it was that I was missing some crucial info. A few apologetic back-tracks via email drove the point home.
That was when I started making the choice to use that feeling of outrage as a sign to be cautious and ask more questions.
Reading the article had me thinking “Yeah, that’s embarrassing when it blows up.”
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That may not work all the time, especially on entrenched ideological issues, he said. In those cases, people may not trust new information, or they may try to reframe it to fit their preexisting views.
In other news, education enables critical thinking.
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Those who believe they know everything are a great nuisance to those of us who do. - Isaac Asimov or somebody.
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I usually think that I’m right. I’m just never sure.
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