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Not sure I agree with this. I believe that some people have the ability and desire to objectively analyze an idea without considering the source. In fact, considering the source before the object (in this case, the idea) is an ad hominem logical fallacy.

Also "Only about 1% of proposed ideas are ever accepted.": I would love to see the empirical testing that led to this conclusion.

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Even on the Internet, where speech is highly disconnected from the speaker, we still see plenty of groupthink, ad hominems, and pre-judgment taking place. If we can't accomplish it here, then it certainly can't take place in the real world on a consistent basis.

That said, there's too much benefit to these 'irrational' heuristics to discard them.

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