"A peculiar feature of beliefs about politics, religion, etc. is that the private repercussions of error are virtually nonexistent, setting the private cost of irrationality at zero; it is therefore in these areas that irrational views are most apparent. "
From Rational Ignorance vs. Rational Irrationality by Bryan Caplan, Department of Economics
and Center for the Study of Public Choice, George Mason University
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