We will choose to be wrong if it keeps us in good standing with our peers.”

“As you will learn, the latest evidence coming out of social science is clear: Humans value being good members of their tribes much more than they value being correct, so much so that we will choose to be wrong if it keeps us in good standing with our peers.”

 

YANSS 122 – How our unchecked tribal psychology pollutes politics, science, and just about everything else