People are Dumb

I do not mean this in any offense to anyone in particular, but the mass majority of people are just dumb. Now I am not saying I am not dumb, because I probably am, but a large number of people really are just not very smart.

By dumb (stupid, unintelligent, ignorant, dull, mindless, you get the point), what do I mean? For clarification, I do not mean academically. There are plenty of people who get A's all through school yet never learn a thing, but there are also people who don't turn in a single assignment but have greater insight and knowledge than the valedictorian. What I mean by dumb is the inability to use logical reasoning and defend your well thought out ideas in an understandable manner, but also not being able to open up your mind to new ideas that differ from your own. Basically, I consider being dumb not being able to think well.

Over the years, many, if not most, of the people I have observed create an opinion, not based on any reasoning, and stick to it, despite all of the possible inaccuracies in it. Then, when someone contradicts it, or does not agree with it, and gives facts as to why their statement is false, the person often breaks down, gets angry, or just does not listen. No one's mind is changed, and nothing gets done (sounds like our government!). And so the process continues, the dumb people create fallacies, other dumb people go along with it, the smarter person proves them wrong, the dumb person does not listen, nothing gets done.

I try to live my life based on facts, and to be the smart person in this futile cycle, yet I may be wrong, so please, if you disagree, prove that I am wrong, and I will listen, but you better have proof. I encourage everyone to listen to each other better and evaluate better, Don't be Dumb.

Thank you, and good night.