LE BARON
Power User
Bonhoeffer
Ignorance is not the same as stupidity. Ignorance arises naturally from not knowing, but it can be diminished with learning and experience. Stupidity, on the other hand, is an obstinate rejection of knowledge.
We are all ignorant in certain respects, because no one can know everything. But ignorance remains curable through instruction, unlike stupidity, which resists correction regardless of how much teaching is done.
Stupidity thrives the most in political and social systems where people adopt collective dogmas instead of exercising independent thought. This leads to widespread moral complacency.
The stupid individual, however, becomes a tool that can be manipulated to the will of others. They are unable to perceive harm as harmful, are blinded to truth, and can be exploited by those who want to control them.
The rise of political or religious power in any society correlates directly with the growth of societal stupidity. In such cases, the dominant authority depends on unthinking compliance from the governed.
Ignorance is not the same as stupidity. Ignorance arises naturally from not knowing, but it can be diminished with learning and experience. Stupidity, on the other hand, is an obstinate rejection of knowledge.
We are all ignorant in certain respects, because no one can know everything. But ignorance remains curable through instruction, unlike stupidity, which resists correction regardless of how much teaching is done.
Stupidity thrives the most in political and social systems where people adopt collective dogmas instead of exercising independent thought. This leads to widespread moral complacency.
The stupid individual, however, becomes a tool that can be manipulated to the will of others. They are unable to perceive harm as harmful, are blinded to truth, and can be exploited by those who want to control them.
The rise of political or religious power in any society correlates directly with the growth of societal stupidity. In such cases, the dominant authority depends on unthinking compliance from the governed.
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