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*a lack of humility like [[Isaac Newton]]'s declaration that he understood very little | *a lack of humility like [[Isaac Newton]]'s declaration that he understood very little | ||
*assuming one is always correct without having sufficiently studied an opposing position | *assuming one is always correct without having sufficiently studied an opposing position | ||
| + | *refusing to address another's position, arrogantly assuming their argument is "beneath them"; a failure to even listen to opposing views. | ||
Intellectual arrogance leads to mistaken conclusions. | Intellectual arrogance leads to mistaken conclusions. | ||
Revision as of 03:41, July 22, 2011
Intellectual arrogance is a set of characteristics that tends to blind an otherwise intelligence person to recognizing the truth. These include:
- a lack of logical rigor, resorting instead to preconceived notions or what one thinks he learned in school
- a double standard to avoid admitting personal error, particularly an intellectual mistake
- a lack of humility like Isaac Newton's declaration that he understood very little
- assuming one is always correct without having sufficiently studied an opposing position
- refusing to address another's position, arrogantly assuming their argument is "beneath them"; a failure to even listen to opposing views.
Intellectual arrogance leads to mistaken conclusions.