If this is true, we're f'ing brilliant!
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Bullshitting Is Actually a Sign of Intelligence
In a study published in the scientific journal Evolutionary Psychology, researchers found that people who are better at making up explanations for various concepts tend to be more intelligent than those who struggle to come up with bullshit. Could this finally explain why that classmate who BS-ed their way through an exam often scored higher than those who actually studied? Maybe, but the study also concluded that skilled bullshitters were not necessarily frequent bullshitters.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049211000317
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An important, creative aspect of pursuing science is, after all, making up hypotheses. What separates the bullshitters from the scientists are (1) the follow up to prove the hypothesis one way or another, and (2) deference to evidence with the integrity to acknowledge that when a hypothesis has been shown to be wrong.
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@george-k said in If this is true, we're f'ing brilliant!:
Could this finally explain why that classmate who BS-ed their way through an exam often scored higher than those who actually studied?
Maybe in a journalism or psychology exam.
