> I have never heard a rock described as stupid. And the same would be true of a river, a hurricane, and even a thermostat. Stupidity seems to be a sophisticate

> I have never heard a rock described as stupid. And the same would be true of a river, a hurricane, and even a thermostat. Stupidity seems to be a sophisticated form of behavior despite its ignominious associations. I think what we regard as stupidity is either willful or careless failing to consider information that we already have. Of course you have to be intelligent to be stupid, since without intelligence there is no expectation that you will use what you know when planning/speaking.