Well, he'll only lose credibility for the people who are interested in the area of his blind spot then.
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Why do you suppose that loss of credibility shld spill over into other areas? That’s the weird thing: for many ppl, it doesn’t.
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Well, w those who are uncritical across the board, it does. But for those who know how to be critical, I have no explanation.
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@PeterMonnerjahn I'm surprised you think it unusual for ppl to doubt someone's integrity more widely once its been shown lacking in 1 area.5 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
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people don't have time to fact check everything someone writes, so if someone so obv shames himself thus...
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... It does cast doubt on other things they say
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Replying to @calciferion @PeterMonnerjahn
I'm not sure that's an emotional reaction as much as learning from experience.
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But how do you learn from experience? Most ppl’d say: induction. But that’s just wrong. Cf: http://www.theopensociety.net/2011/10/science-learning-from-experience …
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McNcamara.P & Trumbull. D. (2007) An Evolutionary Psychology of Leader-Follower Relations. 1/2
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This is the book which has a lot abt the origins of the importance of reputation for honesty among humans.
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