Thomas Gilovich, How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility Of Human Reason In Everyday Life

Quotes

• “We humans seem to be extremely good at generating ideas, theories, and explanations that have the ring of plausibility. ...”
• “People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly...”
• “For desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, "Can I believe this?", but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, "Must I believ...”
• “When we do cross paths with people whose beliefs and attitudes conflict with our own, we are rarely challenged.”
• “What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe”