Abusing Bad Ideologies, Fake Scientific Studies & University Politics | Ep. 152
Dropping In With Charlie Houpert
Is There a Difference Between Intelligent and Intelligent Counter Arguments?
A lot of people tie their political beliefs to their identity, which means that they do feel attacked when you question a belief they have. But i also think if you're just young, even if you are well intentioned and intelligent and open minded, you may have not heard any intelligent counter arguments. And so it is obvious to you that what you believe is right, because no one's ever said anything intelligent to the contrary. So i think you develop an insane conviction. Then when you hear the reasons why you're wrong, you feel like you are being tricked,. Because it doesn't make sense to you, because i'm smart. Suddenly i feel like i'm in the wrong. I
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