The Hollywood Lie That Made Midwits Think They’re Geniuses

Hollywood has been locked in a 100-year campaign to erase the basic scientific reality that makes us all who we are. After a few stutter starts with movies like 1938’s Boys Town and 1983’s Trading Places, in 1997 they figured it out. This is the story of how Gattaca and Zootopia used Evidence Judo to screenwash people into believing anyone can be Elon Musk. Topics include: Blank Slateism, Gattaca (1997), Zootopia, Zootopia 2 (2025), Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Disney, genetic engineering, IQ, intelligence, nature vs. nurture, genetics, heredity, human potential, meritocracy, equality of outcomes, blank slate theory, cognitive bias, statistical reasoning, pattern recognition, Evidence Judo, rhetorical jujitsu, persuasion psychology, media influence, cultural psychology, and how movies shape beliefs.