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This is egalitarian nonsense. Most people are not geniuses ever. Idiocy is also not synonymous with ignorance or foolishness. "An idiot differs from a fool (w
by absconditus 15y ago
This is egalitarian nonsense. Most people are not geniuses ever.
Idiocy is also not synonymous with ignorance or foolishness.
"An idiot differs from a fool (who is unwise) and an ignoramus (who is uneducated/an ignorant), neither of which refer to someone with low intelligence."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot
- JacobAldridge 15y agoVery well then - apply the terminology that is more correct; rinse and repeat. I think the key point is recognising that there is inherent capability and there is behaviour, and we are each capable ot greater or more foolish behaviour at various times.
- absconditus 15y agoUsing the correct terminology makes the point uninteresting. People want to believe that we are all capable of genius, but we are not.
- wolfgangK 15y agoYou might want to learn about "fundamental attribution error " as the truth is somewhere in between the op position and yours imo. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error