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Yavin4

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8. Stupid people wanting credit for being smart by proposing dumb theories.

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 05:39 PM

Dec 25

In general, people are lazy and stupid. They goofed off in school. Never did the reading. Never studied, but now that they're older, they want the same clout as the smart kids who did. So, they invent cockamamie theories thinking that it makes them look smart.

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So the wife asked me why people believe ridiculous stuff like [View all] Arthur_Frain Dec 25 OP

That's an ironic question to ask on christmas. Think. Again. Dec 25 #1

Love your reply! PJMcK Dec 25 #6

Cheers! Think. Again. Dec 25 #9

Because most people are stupid. Iggo Dec 25 #2

Extraordinary Popular Delusions And the Madness of Crowds bucolic_frolic Dec 25 #3

Thanks, I'll check that one out. Arthur_Frain Dec 25 #5

Paging Alex Jones.... Alex Jones to the courtesy phone.... Frasier Balzov Dec 25 #4

look how many people believe in virgin birth Skittles Dec 25 #7

Stupid people wanting credit for being smart by proposing dumb theories. Yavin4 Dec 25 #8

You might get some insight at vanamonde Dec 25 #10

I just tell them we know the earth isn't flat because the cats would have knocked everything off by now nt yellowdogintexas Dec 26 #11