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Originally Posted by Doku  Here's a question that I have, looking back through this thread.
Why do people who claim to have high IQs decide to zombie threads that everyone else would consider last year's news, and not worthy of further comment? |
I'm not familiar with the term "zombie" in this context but I assume you really mean to ask why do smart people do things you consider stupid.
It's really like I said ... even assuming you consider rightly, which is a rather large assumption, knowledge is merely the possession of facts. Wisdom is knowing what to do with them for the greater good. "Smart" people may find it easier to acquire facts and a surface understanding of them, but can be just as self-centered, egotistical and unconscious as anyone else.
And evil. As CS Lewis (I believe) said, "Educate a devil and you get a clever devil".
"Stupid" is an inexact pejorative that doesn't help understanding here. It is usually spat out as an insult when its original meaning was much more limited -- to someone with low intelligence and an inability to comprehend things most people can. When we say "stupid" we really most often mean "unwise" or "unaware" or "foolish" -- and unwise, unaware, foolish people can be found at all IQ levels. In some ways maybe even more so at high IQ levels. It takes a lot more than IQ firepower to make a well rounded, effective person. It takes other qualities to insure that high IQ doesn't just get in a person's way in life, rather than being a tool to help them.
--Bob