I don't think the GP was saying that they are, only that stupidity is not the driving force. They even said as much at the end: >Sure there are probably stupid

I don't think the GP was saying that they are, only that stupidity is not the driving force. They even said as much at the end: >Sure there are probably stupid people that don't understand but they are not driving so to speak. For example, we're all aware of Einstein's flub wrt quantum mechanics, a mistake that was grounded in his religious beliefs. I think you'd have a hard time arguing he was a stupid man.