The Dunning-Kruger effect on believers and non-believers.

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When you apply this to something like learning a new skill or entering a field of study you have:

1. Unconscious Incompetence: You are a neophyte. You don't even know what you don't know about the subject yet.

2. Conscious Incompetence: You begin to grasp a bigger picture of the subject and now realize how much you don't know which then encourages learning and training.

3. Conscious Competence: You have learned what is necessary to begin to master the subject and perform well. It becomes easier to have a cohesive comprehension and perform tasks without as much effort.

4. Unconscious Competence: Like learning to ride a bike or tie a shoe, the knowledge and skills have become ingrained and largely automatic. You have grasped it and know it well. You may be a professional or expert or master of an art at this point.

When you get to number four, their is then a new problem. Because your knowledge and skills are so automatic, you can become blind to errors and mistakes or not realize the need to update and check your knowledge/skills. This is when the "expert" or "professional" needs to be able to get feedback from peers and gain insight into the stultification. It is a point where self awareness, updates, study and other efforts are necessary.