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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You noticed that your friend group was both more gullible/trusting, and measured as having a higher-than-average IQ?

[–]SoylentCapitalist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We were more likely inclined to want to believe an idea or be open to ideas, which when younger in high school manifested as being gullible many times and discovering the idea or proposition was wrong.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What kinds of things did you initially believe and then discover were wrong?

be open to ideas

yeah.... this.

If you know you're dumb and can be tricked it's helpful to be closed to ideas even if you can't explain why. Heck it's helpful anyway, most people can be tricked. Do you think it's cultural? I was actively taught to be open-minded.

Do you think this holds for non-White populations? Maybe especially Jewish populations, I hear it is more common to try to trick people and have it seen as a sign of intelligence to not get tricked... a cultural difference there?