You have a very valid point. Sadly, I had 'ignorant' in there and
changed it to 'stupid'.

But, I think my point was pretty clear anyway :D

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:58 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I think there 'stupidity' and 'willful stupidity' are 2 different things.
>>
>> I understand that some people are stupid and do not know it. But there
>> are others who are stupid, know it, and don't care. The latter group
>> would be the 'willful stupidity"
>>
>
> Not really...they would be "willfully ignorant".
>
> Stupid - Can't learn
> Ignorant - Hasn't learned
> Willfully Ignorant - Hasn't learned, and refuses to do so.
>
> Since stupid seems to designate not an unwillingness to learn, but an
> incapability....judging by Heinlein's contention that stupidity could not be
> cured with education. (Ignorance, on the other hand, can).
>
> But enough semantics :)
>
> --
> No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown
> In the end there is one dance you'll do alone
>
>
> 

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