A Review of The Cognitive Basis of Stupidity

The Cognitive Basis of Stupidity shows that the mechanism belief in supernatural and cultural systems is one same. There no difference way we God or government. We take both on faith fit incoming data to suit our predispositions be they spiritual secular. Contrary Dar-winian thinking, basic cognitive mind maladaptive long run best present-ed as a normal, dysfunctional learning process which occurs when schema formed by linguistic biases social norms acts via neurotic paradox establish positive feedback system can render behavior irrelevant carry detached actions maladap­tive excesses.