It doesn’t always
follow that an intelligent individual is knowledgeable. There is a constituent
of the people who are both highly intelligent and knowledgeable; but there are
also those on the other end of the spectrum lacking in both intellect and
knowledge. In the middle we find a large constituent of people with average
intelligence and above average knowledge. One might say they have more
intellectual curiosity than others and strive to learn. It is my observation
and opinion that everyone, by nature, has a tendency to be mentally lazy—some more
so than others, leading to another rather large constituent among us who are
intelligent, uninformed, opinionated, and biased.
I won’t attempt to
get into a psychological dissertation of the human mind here. Not only would
that be beyond our scope; but, also, suffice it to say, I’m not qualified. I’ll
only refer to Dr. Daniel Kahneman’s book, Thinking
Fast and Slow, in which he tells us there are two types of thinking,
reflexive and rational, i.e. fast and slow. We tend to resist the latter and
favor the former. Reflex is based on current knowledge—good, bad, or
indifferent. It is fast and quick. Rational reasoning is more difficult. It
takes more time, effort, and is slow.
And me? I’m dumb,
happy, and love MSNBC and Fox News.
Oh, well,
Ronald
Miller
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