Saturday, December 19, 2020

"A Confession: I'm Starting To Write Off Stupid People As Incorrigible"

 Sound Thinking Is A Learned Skill
That Trump Supporters Seldom Possess | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

I love them. 
They are God's children every bit as much as I am. 
But they are stupid people.
And politically they are toxic to the survival of American democracy.

Idiots And Cultists Exist. Currently, They're Concentrated Among American "Conservatives"

A confession...

I am starting to "write off" stupid people as incorrigible.


Arguing with "the functionally decerebrate" is still marginally useful, but not because stupid people will "see the light."


Rather, argument is useful because "bystanders on the edge of the conversation" will learn something.


Thomas Paine was right: “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”


Yes, the Dunning-Kruger Hypothesis is "only" a hypothesis, but it is my "working hypothesis," and a quite good one I think. 


In essence, Dunning and Kruger hold that "stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid."  

"Mark Twain, Adolf Hitler And The Dunning-Kruger Effect"

"New York Times Interviews David Dunning, Co-Author Of The Dunning-Kruger Effect"

McArthur Wheeler: Patron Saint Of American "Conservatism"

"Stupidity For Dummies: The Study Of Ignorance Helps Understand How Intelligence Works"

"The Death Of Epistemology"

"Are Republicans Insane?" Best Pax Posts 

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"Most Stupid People Are Conservative"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/stupidity-starts-when-conservatives.html

Alan: Since stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid, they believe that when they are accurately described, they're being vilified.

John Stuart Mill's intent -- and my intent -- is not to vilify but to taxonomize.

Only when honest nomenclature is in place is progress possible.

Stupid people exist.

No one argues this. 

It's just that stupid people are incapable of conceiving themselves as stupid and so they persist in their stupidity as if it were "God's Truth."

Not surprisingly, because they feel so closely bound to "God's Truth," many of the stupidest people are "conservative" "Christians" (who, in fact, are neither).

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts: What I Think About Christianity



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Everything Wrong With "Conservative" "Christianity"
(Best compilation of "ignorance and stupidity" links)


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Fran Lebowitz: "People Love Their Hatred More Than They Care About Their Own Actual Lives"

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/08/annie-liebowitz-people-love-their.html

Fran Lebowitz On Trump: His Stupidity And His Followers' Hatred

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/11/fran-lebowitz-on-trump-his-stupidity.html




Jefferson On Education's Indispensable Role In "Penetrating And Dissipating The Darkness"

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H.L. Mencken Prophesied The Flabbergasting Stupidity Of Americans



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Trump Speaks Out Of Both Sides 
Of All Three Mouths | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
Donald Trump: "Everything I'm About To Tell You Is A Lie." Supporters Cheer

"The Decisive Distinction Between People Who Can Think And Those Who Can't"

That Big Brother Is Watching You Is Nothing: The Horror Is His Redefinition Of Trumpery As Truth


Orwell: A Brief, Image-Rich Introduction To A Prophetic Genius

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Anti-Intellectualism In The United States Of Barbaria: Wellspring Of Ignorance-Falsehood-Stupidity


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"My Gripe With Christianity"

Bible Gives Two Accounts Of "Sodom's Sin." The One You Favor Reveals You

An Open Question: Could Satan Himself Destroy As Many Souls As Biblical "Literalism"

"Evangelical Support Of Trump Will Be An Indictment Against Its Validity," Fr. Richard Rohr

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/07/evangelical-support-of-trump-will-be.html

"The Sermon On The Mount" As Envisioned By "Christian" "Conservatives"
Why "Christian" "Conservatives" Are Losing Their Souls
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/09/christian-conservatives-are-losing.html
"Christian" "Conservatives" Are Neither Christian Nor Conservative
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/08/christian-conservatives-are-neither.html
"The Deepening Crisis In Evangelical Christianity"
Support For Trump Degrades Christian Witness 
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-deepening-crisis-in-evangelical.html
Evangelicals' Lack Of Faith Is The Greatest Threat To The Church
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/07/evangelicals-lack-of-faith-is-single.html

Corrupted By Grifters And Charlatans, Evangelicalism Has Devolved Into A Hate Group

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2018/01/corrupted-by-grifters-and-charlatans.html

Absolutism As A Last Ditch Defense Against The Challenge (Threat?) Of Kindness

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/04/absolutism-as-defense-against-challenge.html
The Obsolescence Of God
Good Religion And Bad

Bill McKibben "The Christian Paradox: How A Faithful Nation Gets Jesus Wrong"

James' Epistle: "Judgment Without Mercy Will Be Shown To Anyone Who Has Not Shown Mercy"

Peter The Apostle's Prime Directive: It Is Love That Forgives Sins

Facebook Exchange With Christian Fundamentalist Over "Wickedness" And "Hell"

Christians Ignore Jesus' "Commandments" But Are Punctilious About Things He Never Said

Yeshua Excoriates Fellow Pharisees: "The Woe Passages"

"Love Your Enemies. Do Good To Those Who Hate You," Luke 6: 27-42
"Do You Know What You're Doing To Me?"
Jesus of Nazareth
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/12/do-you-know-what-youre-doing-to-me.html

Jesus Rails Against Human Traditions Of "Our Great Leaders Who Lived Long Ago" 

Everything Jesus And The Apostles Had To Say About "The Rich" And "The Poor"

What's Wrong With Christian Bigots?
"Any Religion That Needs Fear To Thrive Is Bad Religion"
Hey Christian! How Many Of Jesus' Moral Stands Do You Approve? Take The Test!

"Has America Lost Its Mind?" 1A's Brilliant Interview With "Fantasyland's" Kurt Andersen
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/09/has-america-lost-its-mind-1as-brilliant.html
Televangelist Jim Bakker Resurrected: If This Doesn't Scare The Bejesus Out Of You, Repent For Your End Is Near!
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/09/televangelist-jim-bakker-resurrected-if.html


"It Has Always Been Barely Submerged. Now, Conservative Contempt For Democracy Is Out In The Open" | American "Conservatives" Know They Will Never Again Win The Oval Office Unless They Cheat. And So, They Cheat. And If They Lose In 2020 --  | image tagged in by and large conservatives do not believe in democracy,republicans cheat,republicans lie,republicans are jingoists | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

P.J. O'Rourke On Trump, Trumpistas And The Futility Of Drug Tests: Test For Stupidity, Ignorance, Greed And The Love Of Power

"When I Was Young, I Wondered How Jim Jones Got All Those People To Drink The Kool-Aid" | "When I Was Young, 
I Wondered How Jim Jones 
Got All Those People To Drink The Kool-Aid" | image tagged in drining the koolaid,jim jones guyana,trump rally | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

Trump Supporter's Anguished Question: "Why Do Liberals Think We're Stupid?"


"Back In The Day, They Were Underperforming Middle Schoolers" | Back In The Day They Were Underperforming Middle Schoolers | image tagged in middle school,trump cult,trump cultists,the only deadly sin trump doesn't epitomize is wrath,nation of sheep,kruger dunning hypo | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

Think About How Stupid The Average Person Is...
Sound Thinking Is A Learned Skill
That Trump Supporters Seldom Possess | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

Peanuts Gets A Library Card! 
The Flabbergasting Stupidity Of Americans

"Trump Let The Dogs Out" | Trump Let The Dogs Out | image tagged in trump,madness,trumpistas are as angry as ever,while not all conservatives are stupid people most stupid people are conservatives | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

Plutocracy And The Flabbergsating Stupidity Of Angry White People




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