Soldier Mindset v. Scout Mindset

Which is more important: the feeling of knowing or actual knowledge? Of course we'd like to say that we prioritize actual knowledge, but, when tested, we tend to shirk the cognitive effort that accuracy requires. And if anyone dares to challenge our unearned conclusions, we are more likely to attack them than to rationally consider the evidence. In the first chapter of her book, The Scout Mindset, Julia Galef uses the example of "The Dreyfus Affair" to exemplify the choice between motivated reasoning and critical reasoning.