I would argue that disposition to question authority is a facet of intelligence.
While I have sympathy for those who have been duped by authority, I want to point out that we have all been propagandized our whole lives to trust professional advice. Many of us here are professionals too and we have to juggle our attention between watching the world fall apart and keeping our careers/families intact.
So, what's the difference? I think it really does come down to intelligence. You can be a skilled doctor, scientist, whatever - it doesn't mean you're necessarily all that intelligent, especially if your self-preservation instinct is so easily exploited.
I would argue that disposition to question authority is a facet of intelligence.
While I have sympathy for those who have been duped by authority, I want to point out that we have all been propagandized our whole lives to trust professional advice. Many of us here are professionals too and we have to juggle our attention between watching the world fall apart and keeping our careers/families intact.
So, what's the difference? I think it really does come down to intelligence. You can be a skilled doctor, scientist, whatever - it doesn't mean you're necessarily all that intelligent, especially if your self-preservation instinct is so easily exploited.