Jerusalem Post, reminds me of what Daniel J. Flinn adequately says in
Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas. Flinn argues:
“When ideology is your guide, you’re bound to get lost. Ideology deludes, inspires dishonesty, and breeds fanaticism. Facts, experience, and logic are much better at leading you to truth. Truth, however, is not everyone’s intended destination…Ph.D.s, high IQs, and intellectual honors are not antidotes to thick-headedness.”[1]
What’s the problem with Bob? Well, he has recently written an article in the
Jerusalem Post entitled, “Iran’s 20% enrichment is its biggest step toward nukes – analysis.” Bob is fretting and going berserk because he believes that Iran has reached new grounds when it comes to nuclear enrichment. This is Bob at his best: