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Law 2 is specially right. Stupid appears in every segment of society. And stupid never knows they are stupid. I would say one can be a genius in one part but t

Law 2 is specially right. Stupid appears in every segment of society. And stupid never knows they are stupid. I would say one can be a genius in one part but totally clueless in another. IQ doesn't guarantee you a free ride.

aaron695 9y ago
If we want to take the original article seriously. Which it has merit on many issues even if written with humor. Then lets talk science. "And stupid never knows they are stupid." Stupid people do know they are stupid, and this meme really is in itself stupid. What stupid people can't accurately gauge is their level of stupidity. This is the actual science. But they do know they are stupid and below average on things. The concept stupid is the same percent in all segments of society is also ridiculous. So from a risk management point of view saying "Stupid appears in every segment of society." is a bad point. It has to be managed differently in different locations. And IQ does give you free ride, if you increased your IQ (via magic) you would get benefits in life for free without extra work.
jaclaz 9y ago
Law 2 is actually: "The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person" which is different.
CM30 9y ago
>I would say one can be a genius in one part but totally clueless in another. IQ doesn't guarantee you a free ride. This is the cause behind so many quacks and pseudoscientists. For example, most of the 'scientists' that creationists like to say agree with their ideas just coincidentally happen to have their degrees in subjects other than biology: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lists_of_creationist_scientists#List http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lists_of_creationist_scientists... Also, a lot of others that end up going from a non medicine related field to peddling questionable cancer 'cures' and homeopathy.
- SpikeDad 9y ago
  You can add meteorologist to the list of scientists that think they understand Global climate change.

aaron695 9y ago

If we want to take the original article seriously. Which it has merit on many issues even if written with humor. Then lets talk science. "And stupid never knows they are stupid." Stupid people do know they are stupid, and this meme really is in itself stupid. What stupid people can't accurately gauge is their level of stupidity. This is the actual science. But they do know they are stupid and below average on things. The concept stupid is the same percent in all segments of society is also ridiculous. So from a risk management point of view saying "Stupid appears in every segment of society." is a bad point. It has to be managed differently in different locations. And IQ does give you free ride, if you increased your IQ (via magic) you would get benefits in life for free without extra work.

jaclaz 9y ago

Law 2 is actually: "The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person" which is different.

CM30 9y ago

>I would say one can be a genius in one part but totally clueless in another. IQ doesn't guarantee you a free ride. This is the cause behind so many quacks and pseudoscientists. For example, most of the 'scientists' that creationists like to say agree with their ideas just coincidentally happen to have their degrees in subjects other than biology: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lists_of_creationist_scientists#List http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lists_of_creationist_scientists... Also, a lot of others that end up going from a non medicine related field to peddling questionable cancer 'cures' and homeopathy.

SpikeDad 9y ago
You can add meteorologist to the list of scientists that think they understand Global climate change.