Politicians and the news media are experienced in the use of emotion to convince people to believe things that are absolutely not true.
People with strong cognitive ability may also have strong cognitive biases, unless they train themselves to avoid these pitfalls.
Cognitive biases are entry points for manipulators.
I recognize it as a bias on my part, but I think in today’s world, any intelligent person is going to be cynical.
You think the News isn’t manipulating you?
You think the government is trying to help you and not themselves?
You think your employer is looking out for you, and that you owe them your loyalty?
A cynical person will answer these questions a certain way. An intelligent person will answer them the same way, in my opinion.
I still run into people who trust that “others” care about them and are looking out for them in today’s world. What brainwashed fools they are.
“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t do either become politicians” applies here.
At least I’m smart enough to know that at least half of the stories on Babylon B are not really true. 🤣
Glenn Beck did a very detailed chalkboard presentation of how to break down any article before reading it, to spot misguiding words and phrases, used to hide the lack of facts the writer is working with.
Having a degree from an ivy league school and lots of letters after your name means you e reached the highest level of indoctrination.
Alicia may well be overlooking the other element in these highly educated, upper IQ intelligentsia,...shear, unmitigated evil.
These denizens of the Liberal Hive fully embrace their positions as lords and masters of the smelly, Walmart folk.
Old Jedi mind trick that blinds the weak minded. Repeat after me:
Kill republicans.
President Biden and his family are not corrupt.
President Biden is a brilliant man.
The democrat party is your friend.
There is no inflation.
There is not an invasion on the Southern border.
When you vote, vote democrat.
A guide I’ve used all my life is to see who can understand an analogy.
For example if you claim a woman has a right to an abortion because she, and only she has control over her own body but oppose legal prostitution and can’t see the connection, you might not be very bright.
No, I’m not that smart. It’s all about feelings to me.... if I want to know the truth the MSM will tell me and if I need to know what is BS, the MSM will also tell me.... 😜😜😜😜😜
Higher IQ people voted much more strongly for Biden than lower IQ people - and higher IQ people much more strongly support keeping the war going in Ukraine, then lower IQ people.
...thereby proving the limitations of IQ scores.
He is a dim, partisan, hack. Spews the Rat talking point one hundred percent of the time.
Not brilliant. But everyone thinks he is.
The entire “COVID” scam has proven that the vast majority of people are dumber than a box of rocks.
The reason for inequality is inequality.
At least half the population is unequal intellectually to the smarter half
and then there is common sense and street smarts
The whole purpose of Education is to develop a good “BS Meter”.
I think a lot of it is laziness. You’re not dealing with rocket science with these issues, but people are lazy and would rather go along with something -– like, “If Obama said it, it’s good enough for me” –- for a number of reasons without thinking about it.
Let’s clarify this...
IQ, or Intelligence Quotient, does not measure how smart you are.
It measures your ability to learn.
You still have to apply yourself.
I have a high IQ.
Missed MENSA by half a percentage point (97.5).
This explains how I became an engineer without a degree.
You can be smarter than someone with a higher IQ based upon motivation and application.
However, stupid is forever...