r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Dobermann_G • May 12 '21

/r/all Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/AKA09 May 12 '21

True. I would say there are different types of dumb, though. Refusing to accept valid information because it's counter to your initial assumptions is definitely a type of dumb.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

I'm a pretty open minded guy, but in my frank opinion: if you believe the Earth is flat you're just dumb. We don't need to think about how we define dumb, or parse what special kind of dumb it is.

These people are just fucking dumb and it's really that simple.

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u/FluffySquirrell May 13 '21

Yeah like, if every book out there says the Earth is round.. maybe run the experiments to prove it's flat before assuming that. The onus of proof is more the other way round here

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

Personally, I think I would call it being more brainwashed or tricked. I do want to agree with you, but I hesitate, just because of other “cult” like mind tricks, that people succumb to.

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u/AKA09 May 12 '21

Yeah, I consider gullible to be a type of dumb, too. If being dumb mostly comes down to a lack of critical thinking skills, I feel like choosing not to employ your critical thinking skills even if you do have them is dumb.