Ch. 2.6 Thinking Like a Zealot

What is the relationship Zealots have with their sacred ideas?

• They see them as fragile, precious babies to be adored and protected.

• They see them as rugged experiments to be kicked around.

• They see them as unimportant and easily changeable.

• They see them as temporary and flexible.

How does the Primitive Mind affect our perception of ourselves and the world?

• It shows us a distorted view of ourselves and the world.

• It gives us a clear and accurate view of ourselves and the world.

• It makes us more empathetic and understanding.

• It helps us see the complexity and nuance in the world.

What is a key characteristic of high-rung thinking?

• Independent thinking that allows for revising or discarding ideas.

• Unquestioning loyalty to one's ideas.

• Seeing the world in black-and-white distinctions.

• Believing one's ideas are fragile and need protection.

What happens when the Primitive Mind's influence grows in our heads?

• The fog that clouds our consciousness grows.

• We become more open to new ideas.

• We gain a clearer understanding of the world.

• We become more empathetic.

What is the difference between high-rung and low-rung thinking?

• High-rung thinking is productive and independent, while low-rung thinking is arrogant and unproductive.

• High-rung thinking is arrogant and unproductive, while low-rung thinking is productive and independent.

• High-rung thinking is based on loyalty to ideas, while low-rung thinking is based on revising ideas.

• High-rung thinking is about protecting ideas, while low-rung thinking is about discarding ideas.

What is a good intellectual goal according to the passage?

• Spending more time thinking from the high rungs and less time on the low rungs.

• Spending more time thinking from the low rungs and less time on the high rungs.

• Eliminating low-rung thinking completely.

• Never revising or discarding ideas.

How do Zealots react when their ideas are challenged?

• They feel personally invalidated and may get heated.

• They calmly consider the opposing viewpoint.

• They are indifferent to challenges.

• They welcome challenges as opportunities to learn.