Stupidity Through the Years
“Stupidity is not simply the opposite of intelligence.” Perhaps, the most important take-away from this article by Nautilus – the idea that the biggest issue today’s world is facing is stupidity. Think about it, Bertrand Russell noted that the problem is those who are filled with a lack of knowledge are “cocksure,” while those who are highly educated are “full of doubt.” Russell noted that 87 years ago!! Now, we go by the Dunning-Kruger effect, based on Russell’s research, and it is still completely relevant today! Read the article below to learn more on this topic!
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The Case for Professors of Stupidity
Photo from Wikicommons. On this past International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I reread a bit of Bertrand Russell. In 1933, dismayed at the Nazification of Germany, the philosopher wrote “The Triumph of Stupidity,” attributing the rise of Adolf Hitler to the organized fervor of stupid and brutal people-two qualities, he noted, that “usually go together.”