“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
– Bertrand Russel
January 11th, 2010
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
– Bertrand Russel
January 11th, 2010 at 02:18
Reminds me of that research that showed that people tend to follow someone who is very sure of their opinion rather than someone who expresses doubt, even though they have information that the “cocksure” is wrong…
February 19th, 2010 at 13:12
Thanks for the reminder, I had completely forgotten about those studies. I actually read a few ones yesterday, because a friend asked me a question going into the same direction.