/sci/ - Science & Math

>>14806689
> Everyone has already told him that you can't convince him even when confronted rationally with conflicting evidence.

I'm very familiar with how single minded and closed off some academics and scholars focused around cognitive enhancement and IQ are. Openness to experience and willingness to explore newly introduced information is sytongly connected to how agreeable someoene may be and for those motivated by their implied superiority or intelligence being tied to their ego then especially when challenged with an idea that conflicts with their preconceived biases then they're going to assert themselves none the less. It's shown that many nobel scientists go on to develop eccentric beliefs or that people with narcicism are going to believe more in fringe beliefs to further enhance their preconceived mental image about themselves. I'm not immune at all to the belief that intelligence is closely tied to my self worth but some people when threatened consider that aggression towards them. I've known people who've worked in academia and state that narcicism and manipulative personalities are very common and predominately are more successful by using whatever means of aggression they can to get ahead. Just being this deep into a community centered directly behind cognitive enhancement is like a perfect breeding ground for narcicistic personality disorder to manifest in the greatest extreme. So I can say yeah its really common for some people who really aren't focused on the truth want something to define themselves.