Filed under: Brad
I have a real problem with ignorance.
Anyone that knows me can likely atest to such a fact. Stupid people, plain and simple, piss me off. Human nature is one of those funny things that is almost impossible to overcome, however I understand that people feel the need to have their opinions heard. I am in fact one of those people. The very fact that I am writing , parading my opinion, is a testamony to that. I also have no problem with people having (what I believe to be) the “wrong” idea, or an idea that might disagree with my own opinion. To be subjective is to be human. It would be the height of ignorance to assume that anyone can suddenly lift the veil of humanity from their head and see the world from a global perspective. That would be utterly impossible. My problem however lies in people that will not adapt, alter or change their opinions when cornered with new evidence or a theory that differs from their own. To these people their opinion is one of stone that is unyielding to any form of metamorphoses that it might have regulary undergone. This to me is the true cause of stupidity.
With the priviledge of having an opinion, lies the responsiblity of maintaining the upkeep of such a viewpoint. True, while many famous religions, organizations and societies are based on that very principle, this does not neccessiarily imply that they are in the right. To be stupid is not to be daft, or lack in intelligence. Some of the smartest people in the world are stupid; in fact, many of the smartest people in the world demonstrate stupidity. Socrates once said that the only true wisdom is admiting that you know nothing. Does the act of possessing intelligence null and void your opinion of the world or is it a matter of the more you learn, the further you realize you have to go?
Personally I am beginning to think that the only thing that possessing knowledge can do to you is instill a sense or feeling of superiority. It is this feeling of power that leads us to eschew others opinions and cling foolishly to beliefs and opinions that we might possess. Those that demonstrate the most intellectual potential around us are those that posses the most humility. While I understand the paradox that is created in having an opinion to this quandry however please…I invite you to give your perspective.
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