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May 16, 2016 By Michael Rupured In Call Me Stupid, Changing Times Comments Off on Pleading Ignorance

Pleading Ignorance Recent events got me to pondering the difference between ignorance and stupidity. Neither is in short supply. The good news is that one is fixable. Despite a lack of formal training, I consider myself to be an expert on ignorance and stupidity. Life has taught me all I need to know. Decades of observations and more than fifty years of practice and personal experience inform my thinking. Ignorance is about a lack of information, and therefore; fixable. I am ignorant about poisonous insects of the tropical rain forest. Should I ever plan a trip to the tropics, however, you can be sure I’ll read up on the subject. Be stupid not to, right? I’m also ignorant about quantum physics, string theory, combustible engines, …

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