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You have not been misled.
There is no good reason for your troubles.
You’ve allowed yourself to become stupid.

“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lincoln Stoller, PhD, 2025. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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It Starts with the Mind

We start by reacting, then learn by experience, and finally gain insight.

Smartness Is Part of One’s Personality

Smartness is not an aptitude, it’s a choice. You’re obliged to know what you’re capable of.

Taking Responsibility

Thinking of any kind starts with taking the situation seriously.

The Blindness of Being Clever

Dispel false reasons.

Smartness is an Aspect of Virtue

Intelligence and moral values are not separate qualities.

Fascination and Victimhood

A victim can learn; a perpetrator does not.

The Benefit of the Doubt

Tolerance works against change.

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