The smarter you are, the less likely you are to change your mind on certain issues when presented with new information, even when the new information is very clearly, simply, and unambiguously against your point of view.
Also, as George Orwell said "There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them".
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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