Listening Notes: You Are Not So Smart podcast ep 92: Bullshit

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Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/youarenotsosmart/092-bullshit-rebroadcast

Takeaways: 

  • Methods of thinking are more important than raw intelligence. The people who were burning witches probably didn’t have a lower IQ than the people who went to the moon. They thought about the world in a different way. 
  • Bullshit and lying aren’t the same. Bullshit may contain lies, but the purpose is different. Lies intentionally deceive, but bullshit’s goal is impressing the listener. 
  • Falling for bullshit isn’t a good indicator for someone’s intelligence. 
  • People may fall for bullshit for non-obvious reasons, such as reading too far into it or projecting their own beliefs onto it. 

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