What's So Great About Being Stupid?
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"People are more concerned about having intelligence, then being intelligent." That quote is from Lucy. Guess what! You can make a very entertaining film from a wonky scientific myth. Who knew? Except everybody that wasn't too hung up about the film's premise.
Here's what I learned so far from the responses I gotten on this thread:
1. People are really squeamish and defensive when it comes to the subject of intelligence. That quote from Lucy really hits home on this thread. There is a self-defensive tone to people responding claiming that people are intelligent, and defending every accusations of stupidity. I'm not accusing you personally of being stupid. I am relating my experience and perspectives to you. Like I said in a previous post, you may want to do some serious self-reflection. If you take people complaining about stupidity personally.
2. People do not read any posts. Please, stop with the cherry picking accusation! I have already made these counter-arguments that you want me to make. Read them already! Do you want me to directly respond to every post that gets made? That's not going to happen. Nor should you expect that to happen. What is happening here is what I have seen in other threads. People who disagree with the OP. Instead of explaining why they disagree with that person. They insist on the OP to further explain him/herself. This is really lazy arguing. If you disagree with me, say more than, "Nuh-huh! You're wrong! Justify yourself!" Of course, doing so will open yourself up to criticism. Which is really the real reason why you guys don't contribute anything more to the discussion than asking the OP to explain themselves.
3. You can be correct, but not right. Yes, everybody who keeps hammering me that 10% of the brain is a myth. I even agreed with you in the original post that it was a myth. However, you guys are wrong when you keep arguing that nothing positive can be gain from it. Like I said earlier, the movie that used that myth was pretty good and really entertaining. Right there, that is something positive. Another positive is what I mentioned in the OP, inspiration. What? People being inspired by myth? Yes, that happens all the time. Some call it religion. Others get inspired by works of fiction. Yes, you can glean positive things from statements that are not true.
Here's what I learned so far from the responses I gotten on this thread:
1. People are really squeamish and defensive when it comes to the subject of intelligence. That quote from Lucy really hits home on this thread. There is a self-defensive tone to people responding claiming that people are intelligent, and defending every accusations of stupidity. I'm not accusing you personally of being stupid. I am relating my experience and perspectives to you. Like I said in a previous post, you may want to do some serious self-reflection. If you take people complaining about stupidity personally.
2. People do not read any posts. Please, stop with the cherry picking accusation! I have already made these counter-arguments that you want me to make. Read them already! Do you want me to directly respond to every post that gets made? That's not going to happen. Nor should you expect that to happen. What is happening here is what I have seen in other threads. People who disagree with the OP. Instead of explaining why they disagree with that person. They insist on the OP to further explain him/herself. This is really lazy arguing. If you disagree with me, say more than, "Nuh-huh! You're wrong! Justify yourself!" Of course, doing so will open yourself up to criticism. Which is really the real reason why you guys don't contribute anything more to the discussion than asking the OP to explain themselves.
3. You can be correct, but not right. Yes, everybody who keeps hammering me that 10% of the brain is a myth. I even agreed with you in the original post that it was a myth. However, you guys are wrong when you keep arguing that nothing positive can be gain from it. Like I said earlier, the movie that used that myth was pretty good and really entertaining. Right there, that is something positive. Another positive is what I mentioned in the OP, inspiration. What? People being inspired by myth? Yes, that happens all the time. Some call it religion. Others get inspired by works of fiction. Yes, you can glean positive things from statements that are not true.
