There’s a difference between understanding the latest findings of QM and rationality.
I wonder to what extent people give up on thinking because of an educational system which discourages them. As far as I can tell, thinking isn’t really taught—the ability to think (and memorize and comply) is rewarded, which is a very different matter.
I think you’ve got rationality and intelligence bundled together too tightly, though I agree that there are probably thresholds of intelligence needed for particular insights.
And I’m pretty sure that one the reasons rationality has a bad rep is the unnecessary ” but you aren’t smart enough to play” attitude that sometimes comes with it.
In large part I’m dealing with this instinctive/emotional barrier of not only adopting counterintuitive beliefs, but also leaving the worldview you inhabit for another, which may be much less developed.
There was a recent post (sorry, no time to hunt it down) about how to evaluate new ideas that look cool so that you don’t accidentally screw up your life. This should definitely be taught as part of rationality.
There’s a difference between understanding the latest findings of QM and rationality.
I wonder to what extent people give up on thinking because of an educational system which discourages them. As far as I can tell, thinking isn’t really taught—the ability to think (and memorize and comply) is rewarded, which is a very different matter.
I think you’ve got rationality and intelligence bundled together too tightly, though I agree that there are probably thresholds of intelligence needed for particular insights.
And I’m pretty sure that one the reasons rationality has a bad rep is the unnecessary ” but you aren’t smart enough to play” attitude that sometimes comes with it.
There was a recent post (sorry, no time to hunt it down) about how to evaluate new ideas that look cool so that you don’t accidentally screw up your life. This should definitely be taught as part of rationality.