I make a distinction between intelligence and stupidly. The human
mind has many features that can exist at the same time, as you note.
For example, a person can be insane yet brilliant. A person can be
stupid yet a savant. Society has no ability to make a distinction. As
a result, stupid, insane people are given power because they are
intelligent. For years, being a banker was considered honest, but
sometimes heartless. Now the banker is seen as both heartless and
dishonest. How did this happen? How does society change this way?
Ed
On Jan 31, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Some of the world's smartest minds worked together to produce the
financial collapse. . . .
Does what you describe not represent stupid behavior?
Yes! It is both smart and stupid, at the same time. Most wars are
like that.
People who are brilliant in some ways, in some situations, can be
stupid in others. Huizenga is a good example. Intelligence is not
unified entity. It does not apply equally to all subjects.
- Jed
