"Whenever there is a simple error that most laymen fall for, there is always a slightly more sophisticated version of the same problem that experts fall for."
by:
Amos Tversky
(1937-1996) Israeli cognitive and mathematical psychologist
Source:
The Mind's New Science
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 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    Well said. Puts us all on the same plane - right where we actually are. No "superiors", just ordinary people - some seemingly with positions that cause them to think they're of a superior set and thus they act as if they know what's best for all.
     -- zeitgeist, la crescenta, ca     
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    Evidence of a simple natural process depicting a simple form in the layman example and the extreme in the expert example. Because it is a self evident natural process the truth of the quote speaks for itself.
     -- Anon     
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    Can you say "global warming"?!?
     -- Anonymous     
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    Good one Anonymous. Bernard Madoff another one.
     -- warren, olathe     
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    Indeed! Its called the trickle down theory.
     -- RBESRQ     
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    The search for truth is more difficult for 'smart' people than it is for those that know they do not know...
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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