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Finally, The Illusions Of Validity And Skill Are Supported By A Powerful Professional Culture. We Know That People Can Maintain An Unshakeable Faith In Any Proposition, However Absurd, When They Are Sustained By A Community Of Like-minded Believers. Given The Professional Culture Of The Financial Community, It Is Not Surprising That Large Numbers Of Individuals In That World Believe Themselves To Be Among The Chosen Few Who Can Do What They Believe Others Cannot.

Optimism Is Normal, But Some Fortunate People Are More Optimistic Than The Rest Of Us. If You Are Genetically Endowed With An Optimistic Bias, You Hardly Need To Be Told That You Are A Lucky Person - You Already Feel Fortunate.

Through Some Combination Of Culture And Biology, Our Minds Are Intuitively Receptive To Religion.

Being Wealthy Is Often A Powerful Predictor That People Spend Less Time Doing Pleasurable Things And More Time Doing Compulsory Things And Feeling Stressed.

Intuitive Diagnosis Is Reliable When People Have A Lot Of Relevant Feedback. But People Are Very Often Willing To Make Intuitive Diagnoses Even When They're Very Likely To Be Wrong.