My theory on stupid people.
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 01:07
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After reading some old msn conversations from when i was in my ignorant 13 year old faze i came up with this theory about people who go through this 'stupid' stage. They just don't know what they're saying. Reading back at a few of the things i'd said long ago i realised, from my prespective now how stupid some things sound. Many people i know say Jessica Simpson is stupid only because that's how she's lived her whole life, and that's the only way of acting she's comfortable with. But i think some people just can't help being stupid. They honestly have no idea what they're saying sounds like. Only some people grow out of it, and others don't. It's just this thought that's made me understand people going through the 'stupid' faze better. Any thoughts? -------------------- "This......is a TREE! What's it for?" -Exile III Posts: 75 | Registered: Saturday, December 20 2003 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 02:08
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I think you've just provided us with convincing evidence for your own contention. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 03:03
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Bah. All people are stupid including myself. But it fades in and out. For example, there are many extremely competent professionals in the computer field, who can create programs which the world relies on, yet they can all have trouble from tying their own shoes, to being unable to use a coffee machine. It's all stupidity to a point. -------------------- Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 03:30
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit B. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 03:51
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Ladies and gentlemen, what our very own "secret bionic experiment by the Australian government" seems to miss, is that each of us are only as smart as we are and we should not look down on others, based on intelligence, but instead, attempt to enrich those who lack. -------------------- Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 04:29
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I agree. I also would like to add that, although some of us may be smarter than others, at some point we all are ignorant. The smartest person in the world does not know everything, and the stupidest person in the world knows something. -------------------- There are three kinds of people in the world: those who think, those who think they think, and those who would rather die than think. Posts: 104 | Registered: Thursday, September 16 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 05:55
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quote:I think "especially myself" would have been more accurate. Posts: 2862 | Registered: Tuesday, October 2 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 06:23
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I will choose to emulate the wisest person in the world, who knows that he knows nothing. :) [ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 06:23: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 07:13
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I think it's more to do with the history thing. Looking back on things you wrote or said also causes you to look back on how your mind worked at an earlier stage. For some reason, that always seems very stupid to you. I know how bad it is especially when keeping old writings. Anything I typed on my PC for over a year is archived in a keylogger, so when I want to have some fun I read through the stuff from 2003. It's so bad that I shudder to think how dumb it looked years before. And the worst thing is, you leave these traces for others to see. Search your publically displayed name in google (or any names you may have had here). Find an old SW post from 2003 or 2002. It's been deleted here? No problem, Google has it cached. And will store your stupidity for eternity. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 08:15
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quote:Which then in turn makes me the wisest person alive for knowing that knowing you know nothing doesn't make you wise. Them self-boasting agora-philosophangelists... Posts: 16 | Registered: Monday, August 9 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 09:19
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Ah, but knowing you know nothing and being willing to admit as much indicates humility and an open mind willing to question anything and everything, both of which I reckon are characteristic of wise people. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 09:41
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I have been called a genius befor by many people. What those people failed to realize is that I'm an insanly evil genius. MUHAHAHAH!!!! -------------------- With his last breath he took in more power then any Guardian could hold, then with a scream of pain and furry he unleashed it all to form a barrier betwen the Mantia and the Darkness. Posts: 228 | Registered: Monday, October 21 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 09:42
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Wisdom? there are so many definitions of wisdom though. There is the biblical prudence, streetwise, and a lot of other catagorical "wises" that can be had. But looking back on writings, or even remembering conversations can make me hang my head in shame. The funny thing is that i bet in five years I will look at what I wrote now in the exact same light. :) Posts: 564 | Registered: Wednesday, April 14 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 11:30
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this screen name is a contradiction of myself. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 11:34
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quote:I agree. You will learn far more if you are humble and willing to learn than if you are arrogant and assume you already know everything. -------------------- There are three kinds of people in the world: those who think, those who think they think, and those who would rather die than think. Posts: 104 | Registered: Thursday, September 16 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 11:38
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quote:...or assuming you already know everything you need to know and choose to remain willfully ignorant on most things because someone/some book says they're "bad." :D Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 11:45
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I did not bother reading this entire thread. However I agree that all people are stupid... That having been said, some people are stupider then others. Example: People who have nothing better to do then come up with theories on stupid people... Posts: 60 | Registered: Sunday, September 19 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 12:03
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Great theory, stupid! :P Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 12:18
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Wisdom is merely raw knowledge. Intelligence is what helps you apply that in a useful manner. One without the other is pointless. And when that happens, it produces stupidity. It is good to keep an open mind, but assumptions must be made, otherwise you won't get anything done. -------------------- Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 13:11
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Bass ackwards -------------------- 人 た ち を 燃 え る た め に 俺 は か れ ら に 火 を 上 げ る か ら 死 ん だ Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 14:03
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quote:This theory is incorrect, and was clearly invented by someone who was, themselves, stupid. The old chestnut about Einstein failing math was, similarly, made up in order to make mediocre people feel better about themselves. There are smart people and there are stupid people. Yes, there are different kinds of 'wisdom', but just because you're attractive enough to get someone into bed with you or you've had the Bible beaten into your head from an early age doesn't mean you're your own special kind of genius. Well-trained or specifically qualified, perhaps, but... -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 14:29
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Oh I like. I like alot. Slighting without having to openly say it. Slightly cowardly, but effective nonetheless. The point was that we are all stupid sometimes. Some more than others. Specialisation to a point. For example (because I know you love them so) George Bush is an idiot. It is a widely aknowledged fact. He lacks basic vocabulary skills, is grossly misinformed about facts and has an IQ of a chimpanzee. Stephen Hawkings is a genius. His theories in Quantum Mechanics and Astronomy have greatly increased our understanding in the world and he possesses an IQ of over 200. But occasionally, George Bush does some very smart things. And Stephen Hawkings does some very stupid things. But they're both socially defunct, so I suppose it matters not. -------------------- Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 15:58
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People are only as stupid as they think they are. Other people are only as stupid as you think they are. Therefore, I am not stupid. But I am stupid, according to you. Ironic, isn't it? -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 16:52
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Sometimes I don't think before I say things and I say dumb things. It's called a lack of common sense. -------------------- "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster... when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes back into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche "There is no dodging the quad laser." -Ignignok Posts: 469 | Registered: Thursday, November 14 2002 08:00 |
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Babelicious
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 16:57
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Common sense is overrated. You see, the problem with any of you criticizing Thuryl is that he is smarter than any of you. All of you, in fact. Thuryl is significantly smarter than everyone posting in this thread (except himself, of course) combined. -------------------- I've got a pyg in a poke. Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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