S1) Most smart people aren’t rational but most rational people are smart D1) There are people of average intelligence with common sense S2) Yes they have good intuition but you cannot trust them with counter-intuitive subjects (people with average intelligence are not rational) D2) You can’t trust smart people with counter-intuitive subjects either (smart people aren’t rational)
D2) does not contradict S1 because “most smart people aren’t rational” isn’t the same as “most rational people aren’t smart”, which is of course the main point of S1).
Interesting article, it confirms my personal experiences in corporations. However, I think the real problem is deeper than smart people being able to rationalize anything. The real problem is that overconfidence and rationalizing your actions makes becoming a powerful decision-maker easier. The mistakes they make due to irrationality don’t catch up with them until after the damage is done, and then the next overconfident guy gets selected.
S1) Most smart people aren’t rational but most rational people are smart
D1) There are people of average intelligence with common sense
S2) Yes they have good intuition but you cannot trust them with counter-intuitive subjects (people with average intelligence are not rational)
D2) You can’t trust smart people with counter-intuitive subjects either (smart people aren’t rational)
D2) does not contradict S1 because “most smart people aren’t rational” isn’t the same as “most rational people aren’t smart”, which is of course the main point of S1).
Interesting article, it confirms my personal experiences in corporations. However, I think the real problem is deeper than smart people being able to rationalize anything. The real problem is that overconfidence and rationalizing your actions makes becoming a powerful decision-maker easier. The mistakes they make due to irrationality don’t catch up with them until after the damage is done, and then the next overconfident guy gets selected.