09-21-2017, 08:24 AM
(09-21-2017, 12:44 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: I'm not at all claiming he's smarter than you - just that he's smarter than Bob.
From what I have seen and heard, perceived intelligence is not a good predictor of which partisan faction one belongs to, but high intelligence lets one cling harder to whichever perspective. It can be a handicap of sorts if one is looking for the correct world view. The self perceived bright guy can be so certain he seem to himself right to be stubborn. How he looks from outside is a different story.
On the other had, perceiving one's self as being intelligent often compels one to force the other guy to seem unintelligent. Thus, the articulate guy with sometimes good arguments often finds himself in the gutter.
Perceived intelligence is not always a great indicator in politics and world views.
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