tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post2322036083054679886..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Critical consensusRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-32990750449896749982016-03-19T22:09:41.373-04:002016-03-19T22:09:41.373-04:00Well, John, you're clearly manifesting your su...Well, John, you're clearly manifesting your subversive proclivities. Beware of the food Nazis! stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-27069792438231467212016-03-18T19:41:09.706-04:002016-03-18T19:41:09.706-04:00...consensus breeds intellectual complacency. Peop...<i>...consensus breeds intellectual complacency. People stop asking questions once they think they know the answers. They just default to the received answers. Justification becomes circular: it must be true because so many people believe it, and so many people believe it because it must be true.</i><br /><br />I was just thinking about this at breakfast this morning. I had a couple of eggs. It wasn't long ago, that eggs were bad for you. That's because of a consensus that had been formed years prior. But now, after further testing, eggs are some of the best things going. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.com