Wednesday, May 04, 2022

ANS -- Guy Proves His Point On Why Human Beings Are Foolish

This might be a useful analogy.  The smaller typeface comments are not mine.  It's really about expertise, and why we should give experts some credit for knowing stuff.  



--Kim

Guy Proves His Point On Why Human Beings Are Foolish

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Humans are funny creatures, right? Even when faced with a million signs that indicate the opposite, we always like to think we know best.

One guy recently broke down the reason why it's nearly always a fallacy to believe that someone could use common sense to defy or disprove scientific research.

In fact, he says that someone believing they could criticize mathematical or scientific research just by applying their own "common sense" logic to it is basically behaving the same way a five-year-old does.

In other words… just because you think you're smart doesn't mean you are.

This guy would even say we're all quite stupid.

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If you're anything like me, you might already have questions. Like, perhaps, what is an Elo rated player?

The Elo rating system is what's used to calculate the skill levels of players in zero-sum games like chess.

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So far, he's just saying that basically… the better you are at something, the more likely you are to beat people at that particular thing.

That makes sense.

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So basically, it doesn't matter if a chess master is playing an adult who has also played chess for years or a five-year-old who has never picked up a rook.

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The chess master will beat them both.

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One can assume that this also holds true for masters in a variety of different fields.

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The conclusion?

This is why the idea that one could use common sense to discredit research is ludicrous.

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Not only would you be wrong, you wouldn't even understand why you're wrong.

Yikes.

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

We probably all know a Facebook "researcher" or two these days!

Don't forget to share this one with your friends, and let us know how it goes in the comments!



Guy Proves His Point On Why Human Beings Are Foolish

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Humans are funny creatures, right? Even when faced with a million signs that indicate the opposite, we always like to think we know best.

One guy recently broke down the reason why it's nearly always a fallacy to believe that someone could use common sense to defy or disprove scientific research.

In fact, he says that someone believing they could criticize mathematical or scientific research just by applying their own "common sense" logic to it is basically behaving the same way a five-year-old does.

In other words… just because you think you're smart doesn't mean you are.

This guy would even say we're all quite stupid.

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Photo Credit: Cheezburger

If you're anything like me, you might already have questions. Like, perhaps, what is an Elo rated player?

The Elo rating system is what's used to calculate the skill levels of players in zero-sum games like chess.

ADVERTISEMENT

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

So far, he's just saying that basically… the better you are at something, the more likely you are to beat people at that particular thing.

That makes sense.

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

So basically, it doesn't matter if a chess master is playing an adult who has also played chess for years or a five-year-old who has never picked up a rook.

ADVERTISEMENT

The chess master will beat them both.

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

One can assume that this also holds true for masters in a variety of different fields.

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

The conclusion?

This is why the idea that one could use common sense to discredit research is ludicrous.

Photo Credit: Cheezburger

Not only would you be wrong, you wouldn't even understand why you're wrong.

Yikes.

We probably all know a Facebook "researcher" or two these days!

Don't forget to share this one with your friends, and let us know how it goes in the comments!


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