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Nobody's stupid by definition. Lots of people are provably stupid by very short chains of reasoning, e.g. flat-earthers.
by pklausler 9y ago
Nobody's stupid by definition. Lots of people are provably stupid by very short chains of reasoning, e.g. flat-earthers.
- AlexandrB 9y ago> Lots of people are provably stupid by very short chains of reasoning, e.g. flat-earthers. They're provably wrong by very short chains of reasoning. That's not the same as provably stupid. Even very smart, educated people can hold beliefs that are completely bonkers though a combination of cognitive dissonance and misinformation. For a very prominent example, take a look at how Steve Jobs dealt with his cancer [1]: > Despite his diagnosis, Jobs resisted his doctors' recommendations for medical intervention for nine months,[117] instead relying on a pseudo-medicine diet to try natural healing to thwart the disease. And that's setting aside the apparent confusion in this thread between intelligence and morality. Just because someone holds a stupid belief, doesn't mean they're a bad person, a threat to their coworkers, or unable to do their job. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Health_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Health_issues
- pklausler 9y agoBeing persistently wrong, despite overwhelming evidence, is stupid.