Tom NJ
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Tom NJ reacted to ATex7239's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with
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Because everyone’s world revolves around them and them alone. Everything each of us experiences is solely through the lens of our own... -
Tom NJ replied to the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about?.IMHO, the three hardest words for people to say are not "I am sorry" or "I was wrong" or "I love you", but rather "I don't know". Humans...
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Tom NJ reacted to PWMDMD's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with
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Sure... Who? People? The internet is a large arena. Here are 15 examples off the top of my head with examples supplied by AI that I... -
Tom NJ reacted to PWMDMD's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
Truthfully, this is a topic I find fascinating and spend a fair amount of time thinking about. I'm interested in what motivates...
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Tom NJ reacted to supton's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
That's a good point. When someone above you says something is true, often we take them at their word. Starting when we were little, we...
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Tom NJ reacted to Kira's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
RELATED ANECDOTE: I had a roommate who'd quote one or two sentences and believe himself to be smart. He'd say, "Skepticism is no...
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Tom NJ reacted to PWMDMD's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
To me, the real skill is knowing when ordinary judgment is enough and when the subject requires deeper knowledge. Skepticism is...
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Tom NJ reacted to AuthorEditor's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
My pet theory, which is just a theory, is we are hardwired to remember solutions to survival problems: eat this, not that; avoid that...
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Tom NJ reacted to Jimmy_Russells's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
The passenger car section is Dunning-Kruger defined. I rarely post there anymore. I think people are also simply afraid of being...
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Tom NJ reacted to PWMDMD's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Like.
Absolutely. I'm familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect and have brought it up in discussions here before. In this case, I was more...
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Tom NJ reacted to PWMDMD's post in the thread Why do people strongly opine about topics they know nothing about? with Love.
One thing I've never understood is why people are so comfortable having strong opinions about subjects they've never seriously studied...
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If we're discussing the Standard Model of particle physics, it is simply incorrect to characterize its central components as merely...
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And it seems we see complex structures out as far as is detectable. There are a lot of contradictions within the cosmological principle...
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A big part of it is identity. For many people, their country, political party, sports team, religion, or favorite public figure becomes...
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This is not a new phenomenon. The degree to which people are willing to go along with objectively false premises has always been...
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