Klaas — “Rather than rewarding intellectual humility, we too often…”

Source: Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters — Brian Klaas

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From: Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters — Quotes


Rather than rewarding intellectual humility, we too often mistakenly conflate (false) certainty with confidence and power. Too many people rise to the top following the strategy of always certain, but often wrong.