"Our brain is not built to recognise the truth; instead its goal is to leave behind as many offspring as possible. **Whoever seemed courageous and convincing (thanks to the false-consensus effect) created a positive impression, attracted a disproportionate amount of resources, and thus increased their chances of passing on their genes to future generations.** Doubters were less sexy.” -- --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[emotions]], [[fear]], [[false-consensus-effect]] **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]