HelenM

If someone is wilfully stupid, does that mean they are smart enough to be intentionally stupid, or does that mean they are more stupid than ever for intentionally being stupid - I mean, who would? Why would they?

Someone who refuses to consider the facts concerning an issue...is that wilful stupidity?

love
Helen

The Other Michael

Hi Helen,

more info on stupidity in my post
<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=57&t=000245" target="_blank">here</a>

cheers,
Michael

Samhain

&lt;Snickers&gt;

Gurdur

I doubt we share common meanings to these terms.

However in brief:
IMHO it is never morally OK to laugh at someone for being simply less "intelligent".

E.g.:
do you piss on Down's Syndrome people for being that way ?

It is sometimes OK to laugh someone out for being wilfully and arrogantly "stupid".
Power-play or all sorts of reasons.
Without a specific context here, I'm not going to go too deeply into useless theorizing.

Quite often, yes. Not always.
Quite correct.

One of the more depressing things is to see fellow-atheists congratulating themselves on their "higher intelligence", only then to see their latest unscientific oddball theories, political manias, and their personal prejudices dressed up as preaching or "philosophy".

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HelenM

Actually, we might be, this once! What you wrote made sense to me.

love
Helen

Mad Kally

People with Down's Syndrome have never tried to force me to believe in any fictional creatures. I laugh at people who believe in bizarre, supernatural bullshit and try to force me to believe it's the Truth! I laugh even louder when the fuckwits tell me I'm going to burn in hell for all eternity! If they aren't people with less intelligence, then who the hell is?

If my behavior is immoral, I'm damned proud.