My father was a clinical psychologist. One of the things he said to me, many years ago, that made a deep impression was to this effect: Intelligence is, to a great extent, a function of character. In other words, of virtue. What he meant was that those who lack virtue, who are of weak character, tend to lack true insight into reality, and thus to misjudge things on a regular basis.
UPDATED: Virtue Versus Fear
UPDATED: Virtue Versus Fear
UPDATED: Virtue Versus Fear
My father was a clinical psychologist. One of the things he said to me, many years ago, that made a deep impression was to this effect: Intelligence is, to a great extent, a function of character. In other words, of virtue. What he meant was that those who lack virtue, who are of weak character, tend to lack true insight into reality, and thus to misjudge things on a regular basis.