A common way for very smart people to be stupid is to think they can think their way out of being apes with pretensions.
I’ve been collecting examples of this (or something more general but similar) under the name “brain-as-rock fallacy”, though there’s probably a better and less ambiguous name.
I’ve been collecting examples of this (or something more general but similar) under the name “brain-as-rock fallacy”, though there’s probably a better and less ambiguous name.
I don’t get what you are hinting at with “brain-as-rock”, could you please explain?
“Brain as ideal decision-making engine unaffected by mere external or physical facts.”