Mind - Stumbling Blocks on the Path of Righteousness - NYTimes.com

Mind - Stumbling Blocks on the Path of Righteousness - NYTimes.com: "In recent years, social psychologists have begun to study what they call the holier-than-thou effect. They have long known that people tend to be overly optimistic about their own abilities and fortunes — to overestimate their standing in class, their discipline, their sincerity."