It’s not even stupid, it’s that we’re a social species and we do error correction by running thoughts by others. You’re biologically primed to assume friends, family, etc are of similar authority on truth to yourself. When we disagree with the crowd we reevaluate. Thats how cults can reprogram smart people by isolating them
It’s not even stupid, it’s that we’re a social species and we do error correction by running thoughts by others. You’re biologically primed to assume friends, family, etc are of similar authority on truth to yourself. When we disagree with the crowd we reevaluate. Thats how cults can reprogram smart people by isolating them