Comments on: Fear and Loathing in Minneapolis https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:18:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: bibliovore https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504337 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:18:01 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504337 Your mention of rank amateurs who think of themselves as professionals reminded me of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It’s probably not what you had in mind, but I thought I’d mention it.

As for the fear, I think generations of rank amateurs are harmless compared to the few highly competent frauds and charlatans propagating bad ideas. Those I fear and loathe most.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504336 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:23:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504336 That might take two blogposts.

]]> By: Desiree Schell https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504335 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:20:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/02/fear-and-loathing-in-minneapol/#comment-504335 I love you, too. Also, I require a blog post about that last paragraph. 🙂

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