The Galileo Fallacy, and the Gadfly Corollary:
“There’s a form of very bad thinking that I see a lot in some very smart, thoughtful people.
The thinking goes like this:
‘Great thinkers throughout history have had unpopular ideas that everyone disagreed with.
‘I have an unpopular idea that everyone disagrees with.
‘Therefore, I must be a great thinker.’
“
(Via Greta Christina’s Blog.) Did I said already that I love the lady? Yes, I did.
