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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't understand why people just want to stay stupid for some reason. Whenever I am wrong, I am willing to accept that, even though sometimes it goes against my worldview. I also don't talk about topics I have no knowledge about (e.g. economics).

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's partly because they don't really have a concept that they could be wrong. They're so dumb that they don't realize how dumb they are.

A large part of being intelligent is being able to recognize that you don't know everything.

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

This message summed up in a animation

https://youtu.be/NPsbzMr2QJQ

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's unfortunately also a very natural response in humans when they are confronted with opposing facts or views.

Sometimes this leads to stuff like cognitive dissonance, sometimes it's just a stubborn defense reaction.

[–] HiddenPotential@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because they think being perceived as "right" is a birthright not a proven mathematical conclusion