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hunter

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30. Anti-intellectualism is a despicable constant in American History.

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2023, 12:13 PM

Mar 2023

Certain religions are simply not viable without it.

Frankly, if someone's religion tells them the earth is less than 10,000 years old and that LGBTQ people should be tormented and discriminated against, then their religion is stupid and mean and they themselves are stupid and mean.

I don't automatically respect, or even tolerate, many religious beliefs. Anyone who piously tells me to "Love the sinner and hate the sin..." some "sin" arbitrarily defined by their twisted religion, they can go fuck themselves.

We're taught that religious freedom is a good thing and that we should respect other people's religions, but I do not respect anyone who worships a cruel and capricious god. People who worship such gods are stupid.

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The Greatest Threat to Our Nation is Stupidity [View all] NanceGreggs Mar 2023 OP

Stupidity and the Stanford-Binet index have a non linear relationship. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #1

There are dimensions of Stupid such as Wisdom and Clever Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #11

The wisdom needed to apply simple logic is not universal. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #19

Thank you. All good points. However. There is no help or cure for Stupidity. ancianita Mar 2023 #2

If the difference between ignorance and stupidity is that ignorance is curable William Seger Mar 2023 #3

Wilfull Ignorance is a higher order disease than pure stupidity. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #20

I think it's more than stupidity mnhtnbb Mar 2023 #4

Agree. Often find that opportunism is the motivation. Witness a Ted Cruz. He's well-educated, but he allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #18

What Is It Other Than Stupidity? How About Sadism, Schadenfreude, and Bile FrankTC Mar 2023 #5

I'm not so sure it's Stupidity Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #6

Polarization works because Stupid not educated in critical thinking and civics: you got that right Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #9

The fairness doctrine is a doorway.... The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #26

In all fairness, you are correct. Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #28

There is Woke and there is Stupid and there is Apathetic (mild form of Stupid). . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #7

It's not stupidity. I'm stupid. I can speak for my people. betsuni Mar 2023 #8

Willful ignorance. n/t. Ms7wo7rees 7wo7rees Mar 2023 #13

I suppose Bigotry and Greed are, ultimately, Stupid Martin Eden Mar 2023 #10

Great post. Greed is very short-sighted and hatred is blind. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #29

There's Ignorance, and then there's Stupidity no_hypocrisy Mar 2023 #12

Gosh! What would we do with all the stupid people? imanamerican63 Mar 2023 #14

It's not simply stupidity. Aussie105 Mar 2023 #15

There is nothing society can do ... Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #16

Except bring the fear to them. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #24

Personally, I would give a slight edge...... quickesst Mar 2023 #17

We need a war on cultivated ignorance dlk Mar 2023 #21

Well and truly stated, N.G. (nt) Paladin Mar 2023 #22

Not stupidity, just pure evil. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #23

It's not entirely stupidity. It's unserious people being taken seriously maxrandb Mar 2023 #25

It's not stupidity at all. llmart Mar 2023 #27

Anti-intellectualism is a despicable constant in American History. hunter Mar 2023 #30

Not stupidity but willingness Proud to be Woke Mar 2023 #31