Rethinking Logic and Intuition in Debate

You think you’re logical, but your brain is actually lying to you.

According to moral psychology, your intuition drives the car, and your logic is

just the passenger making up excuses for where you’re going. We don't argue to

find the truth; we argue to signal to our tribe that we’re on their team. That’s why we fall

for lazy traps like thinking one bad experience proves everything is terrible or believing there

are only two extreme choices in a complex situation. If you want to actually be smart,

stop trying to win the debate. Real intelligence is realizing your gut reaction might

be wrong and actually listening to people who disagree with you.