“THE BEST ARGUMENT IN FAVOR of credulity is that **it enables us to acquire the knowledge of our peers and forebears**. Being disposed to copy what others do or think, and relying on simple heuristics to figure out who to copy—what most people, or prestigious leaders, do and think—would give us easy access to a wealth of accumulated wisdom.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[social-proof]], [[in-group-out-group-bias]], [[authority-bias]], [[false-consensus-effect]], [[groupthink]], [[halo-effect]], [[liking-bias]], [[mimetic-theory]], [[not-invented-here-syndrome]], [[self-selection-bias]], [[social-comparison-bias]], [[wisdom-of-the-crowd]], **Source** -- [[260102102051 - B - Not Born Yesterday]]