We all find it difficult to admit when we might be wrong.
In an increasingly polarized world, it seems as if people are becoming more convinced of their own beliefs and less willing to contemplate other points of view.
But could this be to the detriment of our intelligence?
Could having a sense of intellectual humility actually be key to making us smarter?
One of the new topics that's come into conversation a lot of different circles in society is the idea of intellectual humility.
That we should be humble in our opinions, humble in our beliefs and in our conclusions; we have to know our limits, and we have to tolerate those who disagree with us because they may have a kernel or more of a kernel of truth than we actually believe.
One way to think about intellectual humility and intelligence is that no matter how smart you are, how much school you've had, none of us are inoculated from getting things wrong now.
And then we're all intellectually fallible.
Why do we struggle so much to understand and admit to the limits of our knowledge?
Social media often feels like it's full of people offering confident opinions on things they really know little about.
