Comments on: Unskilled and Unaware of It

By: Andrew Simone

Andrew Simone — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:23:42 +0000

This reminds me of the Oracle of Delphi who claimed Socrates was the wisest of men because he claimed to possess no wisdom at all.

By: Dan Smalley

Dan Smalley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:20:17 +0000

I generaly recommend Bad Science by Ben Goldacre to everyone but it’s particularly relevant here as it references the study mentioned in the article. This inability by the incompetent to detect competence or lack thereof has partly caused the distrust of science and led to the great bogus health scares of recent years and the rush to ineffectual alternative therapies.

By: Cindy Scroggins

Cindy Scroggins — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:23:57 +0000

This reminds me of a quote by then New Mexico Congressman Manuel Lujan:

“The problem in New Mexico is that half the people make less than the median income.”