Dan Kahan @cult_cognition writes usefully about belief-as-tribal-membership-signaling, e.g. http://www.culturalcognition.net/blog/2015/9/14/is-the-unreal-at-least-sometimes-rational-and-the-rational-a.html …
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Kahan explains how misapplying Kahneman’s System 1/2 model leads to misunderstanding quasi-religious beliefs (GMO risk, etc).
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It’s people BEST at rationality (System 2) who “believe” most strongly their tribal commitments, cuz they’re better at rationalizing them.
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@Meaningness One of my bigger interests now. Independently reached same conclusion, and is part of why I don't trust LWers' thinking -
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@Meaningness Playing "cognitive bias whack-a-mole" while missing this sort of collective tribal error is penny wise pound foolish turf - 4 more replies
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