On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think there 'stupidity' and 'willful stupidity' are 2 different things. > > I understand that some people are stupid and do not know it. But there > are others who are stupid, know it, and don't care. The latter group > would be the 'willful stupidity" > Not really...they would be "willfully ignorant". Stupid - Can't learn Ignorant - Hasn't learned Willfully Ignorant - Hasn't learned, and refuses to do so. Since stupid seems to designate not an unwillingness to learn, but an incapability....judging by Heinlein's contention that stupidity could not be cured with education. (Ignorance, on the other hand, can). But enough semantics :) -- No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown In the end there is one dance you'll do alone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325318 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
