[Robert]

There are some topics on which I have an opinion, but those topics aren't the topic of discussion, so they shall go nameless. What I want to open for discussion is this, Why I am always right on those topics and why are others so obviously wrong. I used to think that those people who are so obviously wrong were just not all that bright. Maybe dropped on their head as a baby. What else could it be? For them to be so completely wrong about something and yet think they are correct could only mean they are stupid.

But then I realized that my friends were wrong on certain topics, and they were otherwise smart, educated and intelligent. And some public figures I thought to be intelligent, yet they were wrong. How can it be? And then I realized, if those people ever sat down to submit a post to a forum, like I'm doing now, their post would probably sound much like mine. Except in their version they are right and I am wrong. How can it be?

I think this comes down to an illusion of judgement. We can believe we are correct, have good judgement, and yet be completely wrong and not even realize it. The illusions of judgement can be illustrated in ways similar to the many visual illusions we have seen. I have a couple of books on the topic and I'm hoping they will help answer my question. So, maybe with these books, and your forthcoming discussion and insight, I can figure out why I am right and others are so wrong.