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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (403036)	3/17/2019 12:19:43 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 542907

Pure nonsense. So how do we know? Just look at history, as humans became more educated they also became more intelligent and compassionate. History shows this very clearly! And as Steven Pinker said in his book:" The Better nature of our angles", this is the least violent time in history! << But here stupidity is defined as an action that harms self without providing clear benefits. So he ties to judgement, emotional intelligence, and really self control than efficiency. Under this definition, many things from road rage to bickering become indicators of stupidity. And he is saying that this sort of stupidity is independent of how educated or proficient a person really is. And anecdotally, I agree."