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Why Smart People Believe Dumb Things: Unpacking the ‘Motivated Reasoning’ That Controls Your Mind
November 5, 2025
We have all seen a brilliant expert hold a belief that seems bafflingly false. We ask, “How can someone so smart believe something so dumb?” The truth is, high intelligence is no defence against this; in fact, it can make it worse. This is not a failure of intelligence but a feature of human cognition. […]