Actually this is a smart article, that is wrong about promoting ignorance. The group of fish in question are better off when they follow a leader, who is aware of their environment, and the rest of the fish are ignorant about it. Makes sense to me, a group of fish moving as one, is better than one whose fish are distracted by environment cues or leaders pulling in different directions. A group's "intelligence" in this environment, depends on its leader/
In a general group setting:
To be able to accurately assess information correctly in a group, ignorance of any bias, or lack of having a personal opinion may accurately help a group make a more intelligent decision. This is a good reason juries are sequestered and kept from outside influence.
I can't see it working any other way. No one wants ignorant people in their group.
I guarantee that ignorance in general could not promote good decision making.
Unfortunately the reason this is true is also a good argument against direct democracy.
No one wants to have their smart opinion overridden by 99 other dumb ones.
Democratic decisions are usually only as good as the majority of the decisions are.
Democracy works best when people are educated, not ignorant.
This is a compelling reason that everyone should have access to a good, and affordable education.
By no means would ignorance improve the actual intelligence of a group.
If it is being used as defense of ignorance this article has some political motivation.
Politicians always have some incentive for cutting/undermining education and promoting ignorance.
The devil is definitely in the details of this article.
zbeastFeb 5, 2012
And this is why people watch the non informative, propaganda being delivered as news
from fox news.
readmikenowFeb 6, 2012
I wonder what would happen if some researchers from Princeton were tagged and studied?
rightfutureFeb 9, 2012
Actually this is a smart article, that is wrong about promoting ignorance. The group of fish in question are better off when they follow a leader, who is aware of their environment, and the rest of the fish are ignorant about it. Makes sense to me, a group of fish moving as one, is better than one whose fish are distracted by environment cues or leaders pulling in different directions. A group's "intelligence" in this environment, depends on its leader/
In a general group setting:
To be able to accurately assess information correctly in a group, ignorance of any bias, or lack of having a personal opinion may accurately help a group make a more intelligent decision. This is a good reason juries are sequestered and kept from outside influence.
I can't see it working any other way. No one wants ignorant people in their group.
I guarantee that ignorance in general could not promote good decision making.
Unfortunately the reason this is true is also a good argument against direct democracy.
No one wants to have their smart opinion overridden by 99 other dumb ones.
Democratic decisions are usually only as good as the majority of the decisions are.
Democracy works best when people are educated, not ignorant.
This is a compelling reason that everyone should have access to a good, and affordable education.
By no means would ignorance improve the actual intelligence of a group.
If it is being used as defense of ignorance this article has some political motivation.
Politicians always have some incentive for cutting/undermining education and promoting ignorance.
The devil is definitely in the details of this article.
jjfateFeb 6, 2012
Mob rules!