The Truth Why Stupid People Think They're Smart
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This video made me realise how intelligent I am, to the point I started doubting my intelligence due to the possibility of me overestimating it. Doubting it made me even more confident in my intelligence, in fact I am so confident in my intelligence now, that I must be stupid.
That comment has so much humour you are for sure an intelligent person haha.
This sounds like my roller coaster too. Smart-dumb minds think alike.
That’s about the gist of it
Thank you kind sir for summing up what my mind always thinks the shit out of when I hear people say that smart people think they're dumb and dumb people think they're smart
@@commentjudger5009 I appreciate that my comment got high ratings from a comment judger
Do not correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you. - Bruce Lee
Soooo, I should *correct* friends, family, and co-workers before deciding who to invite to social gatherings? :p
Greek philosopher.
@@dawnwayfinder
No, listen when people correct YOU.
@@christineparis5607
I think you missed the point of what I was saying.
If I get a hostile reaction from the mentioned groups, then I'll know who I should and shouldn't invite.
Correcting people is the best way to know who really is your friend. Listening when you are corrected is how you know you are a good friend. You cannot trust idiots.
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain
Absolutly..!
"Never argue with idiots. From a distance it's hard to tell which is which."
Exactly. The key is to utilize your own experience rather than theirs
@stephan4923 you tried😂
“One fact can take down a smart man, but a thousand facts will not affect an idiot.”
My grandpa used to say stupid people that thought they were smart were the most dangerous. He worked on oil rigs in the late 70’s and had so many stories of guys that wouldn’t listen to anyone and got hurt, sometimes badly.
My dad worked in the oil field for years, and I had the displeasure of working with him in a welding shop for nearly 2 years. I never met a more awful, stupid and bullying group of people, but it gave me an undying appreciation for what my dad put up with, in order to keep us alive.
Stupidity + Confidence = Danger
So called smart people are delivery drivers of Uber eats ??? Heck ! We never knew that!!! Shame !!
Violent stupid people are the most dangerous.
The oilfield is absolutely overwhelmed with extremely stupid people.
"The Truth Why Stupid People Think They're Smart
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-*recommended for you*
it seems youtube is trying to say something about you
CZcams is so weird yet so good at accidental roasting
Smart
lmao same
Wow roasted 😅
“It’s hard to win an argument with a genius. It is impossible to win an argument with an idiot.” - Joe
Joe who?
Oh shit! i fucked up dont answer
Wave Emperor heh. YOU FOOL! JOE MAMA!!
@@DiddyBom NOOOOOOO
Hmm I know how to win an argument right now.., just be the dumber person
I feel like a truly intelligent person doesn’t engage in an argument with the goal of “winning”, rather they do it to put their thoughts under scrutiny to see if it can hold up, and if it doesn’t, they change their thinking to what is most logical.
Socrates laid down the ground rules for an argument with the goal being to find what is true, not to "win".
@@skippy31415979 I couldn’t agree more 🤝
This. The goal of a debate or argument is to progress with the conversation. To develop a mutual understanding. Stupid people don’t know that though.
I’m an idiot for watching this
And bc u think ur a idiot ur smart
"i may be dumb but im smart enough to know im dumb"
-me
then you are not dumb. what a conundrum.
@@tracygresham4869 a conundrumb?
Same
@@----.__ are you high or something cuz thats funny my dude
@@theknightofnothing2823 I'm high 👽
"Why is everyone saying quotes"
-me
thats not a quote its a question
"I'm not gay!"
- Ryan Cong Ho, genius
Because they are riding on coattails in an attempt to make themselves appear intelligent.
No one told them that remembering sayings from former teachers in our past and quoting them does not make them intelligent just that they have memory like everyone else.
@@Spaceperson-xx8de, ha ha ha Ella, you might be under the average mark.
checkmate ♛
This makes sense and might explain why people tell me I'm an arrogant asshole when I never gloat or speak highly of myself and without diminishing or denigrating the person I am speaking with.
this reminded me of a quote from a video game i play
"the wise person does not know, but seeks knowledge always"
wisdom and intelligence come hand in hand usually, those who know are usually willing to learn more, and those who think they know believe they know everything already
"An intelligent person learns from everyone and everything. An average person learns from his/her own experiences. An idiot knows everything" Socrates
Why learning from experience is a bad thing 🤨
@@munothebabystar7150 its not, they didn't even say it was.
@@munothebabystar7150 "Why *is* learning from experience *considered* a bad thing"
Fixed it for you.
Yes, very true. The one who wrote this is very much the intellect who learns from others. We are more alike than we think. Learning from others is the understanding that we are all connected. Wisdom and intellect combined with deep spirituality with Jesus is the highest you can go.
@@earthmother4397 *snob voice* "very much indeed"
“I am smarter than the average person.”
-The Average Person
Thanks, you made me laugh
Pretty true. What an oxymoron. Get it, moron.
Averages are a funny thing. If ten people take a test, and the results are 100, 95, 95, 90, 90, 85, 80, 80, 80, and 0
then nine of those people can accurately say they score above average (which is 79.5).
Likewise, since it's safe to assume there are more people in the world with one or no arms then there are 3 armed people, it would be accurate for any 2 armed person to claim they have an above average number of arms.
And all that being said... that does sound like something the average person would say.
Accurate
thoughty2 looks fat in this video!!
I can't tolerate people thinking they are oversmart and bringing down my logical points by just saying NO. I'm alone, and sad, can't tolerate anymore.
Stupid people taught me the best lesson in life that has made everything go a lot smoother, the fact that being right is overrated. You notice how it’s easier to walk downhill rather than uphill. Somebody who is not on your level will always have an easier time bringing you down to their level than you can bring them up to yours.
Arguing with a genius is difficult, arguing with an idiot is imossible
Impossible!! Yes.
An argument with an idiot will only end up in them dragging you down with them.
Best to swallow pride and say "you're right" and never talk to them again.
Not if you know the solutions to their bullshit.
@@noobslayer5649They took it as an exchange of notions and vision rather than to seek for a validation for themself or the opposing but each mind has a perception of their own
Well said, my man.
"I am intelligent enough to know how stupid I am."
*me*
@1504245 Socrates was an elitist I do not care for.
Dis how you know your have a big brain
"I'm smart enough to know when I'm wrong and to know what I don't know." -that's what I say
If you bring up your lack of intelligence, you are proving that you both have the pride to note your stupidity and the smarts to acknowledge your lack of knowledge.
I always say something very similar .... “The more you know, the more you realize you DON’T know.”
I’m always listening and keeping my opinions to myself because I don’t think I’m that smart because I compare myself to people I think are. I am no idiot and I’m smart enough to stay out of certain conversations.
Political conversations are the most frustrating kind of conversations. Whoever starts talking politics or social issues to me, loses me. It's an utter waste of time. Therefore, I do not wish to express or share any kind of political or social opinion with anybody in any way.
DA man's got to know his limitations - Dirty Harry.
but you didn't keep your opinion to yourself this time :)
Okay that’s a preference tho not how smart you are
I always think of this, whenever I have a thought or concept, anything, I check myself. Chances are I'm catastrophically stupid, and so self awareness and silence is key.
“Never argue with a fool. They’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with the experience.”
-Mark Twain
Big Bleach I rarely make a post, your comment was very cleaver I like it
Open Mind thanks man
I love this comment. But, you think you're clever, don't you? (Just kidding, it's a very good comment)
John Phillip Alvarez 😂😂😂 believe me im pretty and humble and keep my intelligence to myself
My wife had an arguement just yesterday with a homeless woman...... I shared this comment to her. 😁
“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet” -Abraham Lincoln
LOL this deserves more attention
😂🤣
Abraham Lincoln wasn’t alive when the internet was around
Edit: To all the people who didn’t know, this is a joke. I wrote a comment before saying I knew it was a joke, I just did this so people could get Reddit karma.
Also I know that it was a joke
Please r/whoosh me so u have something to post on reddit
Video summarized in one word: Ego
Literally my Stupid classmates and so called friends. They can't understand basic win or loss. I thought they are egoistics
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
- Mark Twain
if nobody challenged the bad ideas idiots have, we would be doomed to the dark ages.
because we question bad things, and excersize our right to speak freely, and openly,
thats the biggest reason we have it this good. its how we fix our problems.
it is exhausting, and infuriating to argue with a sea of idiots, but it needs to be done
never argue with a brainy person or well have a Chernobyl disaster on our hands again...PS if your know it all then who invented the light bulb
Arguing with fools is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play, the pigeon will just knock over the pieces, cr*p all over the board and strut around like he won anyway. - Anon.
@@cfrandom its one thing to dismiss a fools opinions, but to dismiss misconceptions or bad ideas when they're embraced by a large number of people, is dangerous. challenging bad ideas is, important if we didnt, it would be embraced by masses, and then bad things happen.
if you make a good point, and its indisputable, you can change the world
"A fool thinks himself a wise man, but the wise man knows himself a fool" - A dude I can't remember
-Obama
-Chancellor Palpatine
@@JFi96 Haha, yes!
I approve of this!
-some man named John that works a Kroger
but legit, isnt this from Slightly Stoopid's song "Wiseman"?
This info is straight gold.
“The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress"
"Everyone is stupid except me"
-Homer Simpson
Everyone is smart except me lol
Everyone is lost but me.
Everyone is a clown except me
@@JohnJohn-yl4ko -joker xd
But homer isn't stupid. He's brain damaged due to a crayon in his brain. When the crayon was taken out he was very intelligent.
Some people drink from the river of knowledge... Others just gargle
No they fall in and drown
🤣🤣
1600 ppl gargled :)
And in this town(Chicago) they urinate in the river of knowledge😁😆😅😂😁😄🤣
Some just drink from the sewage drain across the street.
Thank you
"Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution." - Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein has too many quotes
@@xitcix8360 quite literally to many, a lot of them are not even his.
"Each solution, breeds new problems" - Murphy's law
@@Z4J3B4NT This Law is actually more applied than the "theory" of Relativity
Aurora_Boketto ...👍
Winning a argument against a genius is near impossible...
But winning a argument against an idiot is impossible...
"Some greek dude 300BC"
The thing is, you can’t win an argument against a genius Because most of the time the genius won’t be wasting his time arguing with an arrogant person to prove his own point.
Never argue with stupid people. They'll just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience - Mark Twain
An argument* i Know i'm so intelligent..
I met one the other day who claimed he was never wrong.. one look from me and one word and about ten seconds later he rephrased it to almost never wrong hahahha! I lolled hard inside hahaha!
He was jailed soon after by the way for violence..
I like Pluto
This is why I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person
Yes and these arguments are comedy gold!!!
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits
- _Albert Einstein_
“Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity - and I'm not even sure about the first one”
- _Albert Einstein_
"You can stick any name to any quote and people will believe you" _-Albert Einstein_
@Rogue Mentality yeah, the funny thing is Einstein was being sarcastic there. They weren't really "friends"
@Rogue Mentality Tesla was mocking Einstein's theory and calling them childish so Einstein was being sarcastic.
“Cow milk is best served with caramel flakes in a bowl of pure jizz”
- Albert Einstein
"Making a quotable line is easy, the hard part is being famous"
- me
Bravo! Worthy of Mr. Wilde or Mr. Shaw.
I shalt remember thou, great Ben Lindquist of the quotable quotes!
Such famous people are known for more than making ONE quotable line!😂
May i use this in my upcoming college English class essay as an opening quote or something?
I like this.
Wow, I’m so glad I’m smart.
Yeah, me too! But I'm surrounded by stupid people.
I’m actually quite the opposite. I underestimate myself and convince myself that I am dumber than most, even when I have the top spots in my grades. I didn’t even know I was an active learner until someone pointed it out! And I’m carrying my Sophomore classmates with Geometry as a Freshman! Oh, I guess I am a little less dumb than I thought.
Actually intelligent people usualy underestimate themselves
Because they view the world as they know less when it comes to knowledge
Its one of the imp qualities which lies within the intelligent minds
Therefore it makes them to be more curious
Curiosity is another imp quality
And curiosity leads them to seek more knowledge
They know that they know very less thats why they seek knowledge
They never say I know everything
Therefore hence the famous quote for the intelligent ppl
[THE MORE I KNOW THE LESS I KNOW]
Yep. He left out that part of the research. Those who felt they did poorly on tests actually tended to have done better than those who thought they did really well.
By what I truly believe to be a series of remarkable coincidences, I once achieved exceptionally good results in my studies. I didn't and don't consider myself to be particularly bright at all...so it certainly didn't "go to my head". However, from that point on, I learned to know what it's like to be hated...including by the people I thought the world of! Human nature can be very frightening.
that's partially covered at 10:07
I'm more worried this video appeared in my "recommended for you" list.
LOL
Same.
Are we all delusional?
Ai knows you're an egotistical asshole.
lmao same
Thank You For Sharing 👀 🤔
I’m not really an idiot but I always lost arguments and conversations because I couldn’t come up with anything to say, I need to get better at socializing
"The problem is that the smart people are full of doubt, and the dumbasses are full of confidence" - Red Forman
Sounds like a lot of youtube commenters... that's why it is more fun to shitpost than to engage in any discussion tbh
@@cpK054Leverybody that failed spelling and grammar is driven to post. 😅
Exactly
That's why the demagogues grifters and playboys always able to scam. Peope are total suckers for "total confidence." They don't use the phrase, "confidence man" for nothing.
Lies again? TicketMaster Is Stupid USD SGD
"Being stupid is like being dead. You're not aware of it and it's only difficult for the others."
avi12 god that’s too accurate lmao
Are you speaking from experience? 😂
@@J.PC.Designs Then you probably aren't as stupid as you think you are. There are people who think they're stupid because they don't understand everything, and then there are people who are actually stupid BECAUSE they think they understand everything.
If you can say to yourself "I don't know anything about this subject" you're showing more brains and maturity than a standard stupid person.
If that's true then how do you know that you're not deluding yourself about your perception of your own intelligence? You could be one of the stupid ones, who isn't aware of being stupid.
That's an honest question. Do you think you're more intelligent that average person and if you do think that then why do you think that?
@@stauffap Who are you asking.
If I had an argument with an idiot every single one would literally challenge into a 1v1 irl fight, considering we're in the school campus, I can tell who's an idiot and who's not, because the rules are literally there and I just don't want any more trouble than I already have
Bravo, beautiful explanation! ❤
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
― Charles Bukowski
Chuck is one of the great thinkers of his time. 😁 "Born Like This" is probably my favorite poem...
How I see this: because the so called ''stupid person'' has only one reality and for this reason that person is thurley convinced that is the truth- the fact. These persons live in a one dimensional world. And since they can only see one concept to them this is solid and of course they will do everything in their power to hold onto this concept and they never question it because to them there isn't anything there to question.
The intelligent person I call this a AWARE PERSON has the ability to look at the same subjects from different sides- exhamain it, question it and because this person can see more than one side -- come to realise that it is possible there is more to this subject what she/ he has seen so far has found out about and that is the reason for doubt.
what if both ?
@@soloauditor Seems a fair analogy to me, also though the 'stupid person' always think they are smarter than most, and also the lie-ers believe that lying is the norm for everyone.
@@soloauditor very true, I had a friend once who found a way to make 500,000 dollars per month with digital marketing.
I was full of doubts about that, while he was so confident it was legit. He felt very smart, he found a quick way to get rich.
Every time I tried to make him question his decisions, he would only try to prove me wrong, all he cared about was being right.
I'm not sure what happened to him.
"Quoting someone intelligent doesn't make you intelligent"
-Some guy
reading your name gave me a stroke , what are you ? a famous russian empress ?
@@Dan_Kanerva I wish I were
ALL HAIL LADY EMPRESS@@viktoriyaivanovnaserebryak615
“Just because you shot Jesse James don’t make you Jesse James”
@@Ragazaloth LADY*
@3:15: so right, if you know how many times I was laughed at because I am "a bad driver"? At first I thought I was really a bad driver, but then I realize I am an honest and conscientious driver while these are actually self entitlement horrible drivers who bully me!
When you lose a debate, The only thing it proves, is that your opponent is better than you at debating.
"Smart people know when they're dumb. Dumb people push it until they think they're smart" -me
this is diamond post givng a big like for it
How did you think of this quote?!?!
Gotta spread your name Matix, nice quote.
-matix Ramsey
If you ever feeling smart, then you are dumb.. and vice versa..
"The human brain is the most complex object in the universe"
-The Human Brain
Well it unquestionably is in the known universe. By any measurement. This isnt a feeling. It simply has more parts and connections and interconnections than any other object we know of. Chimp brains are probably the second most.
Stupid person's brain: Hold my beer
lmaoooo true
This joke is overused in this channel 🥱
@@iamelite20 ya
I had to train a new hire from overseas on e-mail ettiquette and effective communication anf after sending multiple messages riddled with mistakes, he said " You know I have an accent!"
i love the fact he switches from ultra proper speaking to casual speaking.
"The Comment Section is full of quotes"
-Sun tzu, The Art of War
"If you're intelligent and a psychopath, then you can make billions of dollars" - Bill Gates, the poor man trying to make life better for billions of people
I see you are a man of culture as well 😌
This is not a minecraft video
🤣🤣🤣
🧠🤯🖖🏽😳🥰
It's because dumb people can dumb *way harder* than a smart person can smart.
Underrated comment
Lol best comment
lmaooooo💀
Lmfao
That... actually makes sense.
Thank you for describing 95% of our political class.
"imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein
“Confidence. A fool’s substitute for intelligence.”
~Dr. Eggman Sonic Movie
Self-defeating?
D-K effect:
No experience, high confidence
High experience, high confidence
Underated
You must have a lotta confidence to quote that fool
@@joim3480 After being proven wrong, like an idiot, you go off topic and try to say that you are right without saying why you are right
Haha I don’t have confidence or intelligence!
Look at me now, mom!
“It’s hard to win an argument against a smart person, but damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” -Bill Murray cinespia
@ Ok?
@ believe me when I say, you’re not missing anything. Most of us humans are insufferable lol
@ I got a logic problem for you:
There are 100 patients in a hospital. Some (an even number) are one-legged, but wearing shoes. One-half of the remainder are barefooted. How many shoes are being worn
I have no amazing ability to win arguments:]
Couldn't have said it any better
My subconscious knows I'm smart however my conscious actively ignores everything my subconscious thinks, because if I act stupid I will win arguments easier
The problem with Idiocy is that you can’t explain it to an Idiot. - Dr Ratio
Honkai star rail?
@@ramonfilho4399 yes
Rubbish, I’m perfectly capable of learning what idiocy is. I just can’t be bothered.
One of the things I've learned in life is how little I know about a lot of things, every time I learn something new, it opens up doors to a whole lot of different things that I realize I know very little about, I guess is true what they say about ignorance and having no idea how ignorant a person can be.
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
- Bertrand Russell
Akın Akçam - I’ve always seen this quote attributed to Bertrand Russell, though his exact words - in a 1933 essay about the rise of Nazis in Germany, “The Triumph of Stupidity” - differed slightly: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Charles Bukowski’s actual quote (from 1989) differed from this even more: “But the problem is that bad writers tend to have the self-confidence, while the good ones tend to have self-doubt.” Regardless, wise words, for sure!
@@altitudeiseverything3163 I think they wrote something similar. This version belongs to Bertnard. My bad
Akın Akçam - Maybe the real lesson is that great minds often think alike? 😁👍
Confucius said something like this 2,500 years ago: "Deep doubts, deep wisdom. Little doubt, little wisdom." He also said that true knowledge was knowing the extent of one's ignorance.
Akın Akçam
How true
"I want to know if im dumb, thats why i clicked"
-me
Isn't everyone? XD
You sir are dumb ( only if you do not subscribe to my channel ) - a little Romanian humor here :D
Same.
Same
Same
I might need to watch this
I love watching videos of people analyzing me ❤
"It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” - Bill Murray
It should be super easy to win an argument with a smart person because they don't argue just for the sake of winning an argument.
It's only impossible... Not hard at all.
100
@@FEESODLAMINI
Not really
Explains why the stupid person wants to argue
Study shows 93% of viewers think this doesn't apply to them
Haha, wait, I don't get it.
Damn straight
what do you expect from a bunch of intelligent idiots ????
Thats because 99% of schools do not offer classes in formal logic, and 99% of humans think logic is an innate human ability.
Logic, like physics, has to be taught.
Additionally, the crippling disease of religitardation leaves its victims entirely unable to distinguish fact from belief.
91% of viewers think that his moustache doesn't look good on him.
This has given me a decent amount of insight, due to perceiving myself as less intelligent I can appreciate when I show to myself that I at least know more than stupid people.
I remembered when I was still back in my native born first country before coming to the US, there was once I was in the unforgettable conversation with a woman, a "friend" or "a colleague" if I should put her as is, I don't want to be rude to put her as stupid, but I do think she is.........she tiredlessly argue with me cordless phone are only cell phones! NO, cordless phone can also be cell phones and also landline phone. But, back then at least 25 years ago when landline phones were still used widespread, and cell phones or mobile phones were just at the start; people have two types and cordless phones were just started to put into use. At that time, I see cordless phones were both landline and cell phones or back then people call mobile phones. However, my colleague fiercefully argued with me just to shut my mouth so she could win the argument that cordless phones, to her opinion, was only used for mobile phones! I of course shut up, and she "convincingly" believed she won the argument!
so, basically:
“Smart people know that they don’t know everything,
whereas dumb people think they know everything”
Blessings to you!!! Seriously I feel this is how it is.
Dunning Kruger effect
some guy: "i like to talk to my self."
me: "yeah, me too."
guy: "because i never disagree with my self."
me: *nodding* -
mean while...
me, thinking voice #1 "is that even possible? i never agree with my self. i debate my self constantly....!
thinking voice #2 "well he said he does therefore it is possible."
thinking voice #1 "sounds like bullshit to me"
thinking voice #2 "at least he's kinder to him self, not like you!"
thinking voice #1 "hey, don't turn this on me! you're no better!"
guy: still staring at me while i make grimaces into emptiness. "hey, you ok?"
me: "WHAT?! ABSOLUTELY!!"
guy: "oookk........... >.>"
Lol, my partner has a phd, but she doesn’t know everything, although she thinks she does and hates to admit she’s wrong 😑
@@kailanGoreng funny!!
"America has so much advanced technology......but also alot of stupid people using it"
-My History teacher
So true. tbf a lot here in Canada too.
Who's fault? ... The teachers that follow orders to teach
@@purojagueynuevo1 Right. Says the history teacher who follows the shitty curriculum that he is told to use.
Facts!100% to original comment
very well said
Even as a child I was fascinated by stupid people that were not aware of their stupidity. Still fascinated by it to this day. Luckily I quite often notice how stupid I am. Since I learned about Dunning Kruger, I believe that is a good thing.
I have often considered the question, who is the stupid person? The stupid person, or the person arguing with the stupid person?
"The more you know, the more you know you don't know"
Bro about which context you're on about, is it applicable to science and maths? sometime i feel maybe i can do something new in this world but inside i never forget i am fool, stupid and idiot.
so am i fool or wise?
Yup just ask any scientist
The less you say, the more you have to say...
The less you say, the more you know
- idk, but someone Has to be before me ;)
True
@knight flyer *As they're pushing it,* it won't.
"Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are."
--Patrick Star
If someone is intelligent, and another person is more intelligent than the former, wouldn't they that mean the former is dumber when compared to the latter? Then the latter meets somebody more intelligent than them, same thing.
" (drool drop) " -- Patrick Star
the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma (carton of milk spills over)
@@lordathenapretty7935 Depends on how the Smart person would react to that fact.
Dumb people, even knowing things, can't be said someone smarter than the Dumb person, because of Ego and ignorance.
Smart people, on the other hand, appreciate the smarter people's knowledge, and try to learn with that.
In short: To me, being smart is seeking knowledge, and not having it
Charles Cowan coulda sworn it was a carton of milk
I agree with most of this. When I meet someone more intelligent, like a scientist, I just want to ask them a lot of stuff. It doesn’t intimidate me for as far as I know.
I am standing on a sidewalk watching two people argue. At first, I could tell right away that one was an intelligent person and the other one was an idiot. After awhile I was no longer able to tell who was who.
Without even going through the video, here's the short answer.
If idiots had the capacity to realise that they're idiots, then they wouldn't be idiots.
It's the short explanation of the cognitive bias known as the " Dunning- Kruger Effect" and Thoughty does a pretty good job explaining it!
There's a lot of information on this and other cognitive biases in Wikipedia if you want to check them out.
On the other hand, if you're asking if I personally can provide scientific evidence, I only have my personal experiences and as they are not taking place in a controlled environment with measurable and quantifiable results, they cannot be considered evidence.
However, they mostly do conside with the scientific theories, so I tend to trust them- when they don't, I just dig deeper.
Daath Gnosis...
I think the gist of this comment is that a "true" idiot, will be unaware of their idiocy...
While an individual who can admit (to themself and others) that they do not know everything, is less likely to be an idiot.
Of course, any idiot can pick apart someone's statement on semantics alone.
@ Jerry Granville Jr.
No...the point is to admit it to themselves (if it is true) , because I could be wrong- or anyone else for that matter.
@ Daath Gnosis
Let me elaborate then....
Can one fix something that they cannot know it needs fixing?
If one could know and eventually realise (maybe with the help of others) that something needs fixing, wouldn't they start working on it?
That was the spirit of my comment... if one can know they're being an idiot, they can start working on not being one
BTW if you know another word for me to use instead of "capacity", would you let me know?
English is not my mother tongue, so I sometimes miss the mark! Thanks!
Daath Gnosis, I don't think you should ignore the "if". He didn't say an idiot is not an idiot, he provided a condition that if an idiot knew they were an idiot they would not be idiots, which doesn't mean they magically stop being idiots as you might have understood, but rather the impossibilty of their existence in the first place.
-master what is the secret of happiness?
--not to argue with idiots
-master i completely disagree that this is the secret
--yes, you're right.
@Night's Watch knight No it blooming well wasn't m8!! :p
@@purpleprinc3 Yeah you are right
Can't wait for another book!! I think I missed the last one, too. Great read, Stick a Flag In It, was!!
Nice touch on Carlin... 👏👏👏
“The more you know, the more you realise you don’t know” - Aristotle
Very true!🤔
The more you know, the less you understand
The more you know... umm ummm nvm
It sucks, you spend time trying to educate yourself only to realise you're just gaining a basic grasp, but at the same time its great, Wish I felt the same at 10-16.
Thanks for showing me the Aristotle attribution. Not being familiar with this quote, the way I've been saying it is:
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know, of this I am certain.
This is so critically important to understand and implement. This is precisely why I prefer no company or the company of myself as opposed to the company of others...
“You can’t argue with stupid”
"When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful & difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid."
~ Ricky Gervais
[modern day genius]
That's not his quote. He just repeated from someone else
"Ricky Gervais
[modern day genius]"
Modern day idiot - who, of course, appeals to other idiots (who are not aware they are idiots). Without idiots Gervais would be a failure.
whatever that guy who's named after a creamy fresh cheese spread merits were, or whom's quote it originally was, the truth of the message itself still holds.
@@kissit012 who?
Stupidity is born of a belief in oneself without any realiable basis.
Smartz is the ability to recognise and employ reliable basises.
Why does Thoughty suddenly look like Pablo Escobar's nephew?
And hes a bit chubby now
i mean he does pull it off
Young Ron Swanson
The play version.
Pablo Escabar's white newphew
Just noticed you do the peoples eyebrow every few seconds 😂😂
The best arguments are ones where two smart people are in it, each providing a good argument, with logic and evidence to back them up
"Don't try to argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."
True, thats why so many politicians are idiots.
It's because you cannot talk on common ground otherwise, you have to talk on a level both can understand.
No credits was given to Einstein this day
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@@christianfriis4583 It was a George Carlin quote actually.
Or just inexperience alone!
Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon - it knocks the pieces over, shits on the board and struts around like it's won.
Relatable
Spot on analogy.
But how dumb is person to pick a pigeon for such a contest???
@@futureisyours3016 good point
Oh man I love this analogy.
I am of the belief that I know nothing, and I find it confusing that so many more seem to know even less.
I do have a friend who will begin grade school arguments and "win" the argument with the most basic of low IQ statements
Person A: The key to happiness is not to argue with stupid people.
Person B: Bullshit! I disagree.
Person A: Yes, you're right.
lol. Good one
when it hit me, it hit me hard
Pranish Khadgi I’m at this point with a co-worker...
@@lmenzol Good luck 🤣
Ha
This video is so relevant today.
You can't win an argument with a stupid person.
*They only win because people want them to shut up* 😂
I never lose an argument to stupid people. I just walk away saying "your not worth my time"
@Drakilicious Thinking in terms of left and right political views while throwing it into a topic where it doesn't belong and still trying to act condescending. Watch out folks, there's a red flag for a case of the stupid.
@@taaviroosimagi7277 Because CZcams is a place to care about spelling
@@alterworlds1629 It's from a psychology perspective called being an "idiot troll". It's also the Dunning Kruger effect in action. IE they are assuming they are correct with zero concrete evidence.
@@tyleregan3001 Refusing to argue =/= winning an argument. It just shows that you are unable to articulate your thoughts in a concise manner, and are incapable for standing up for what you believe in. If anything, not even attempting to educate someone who you've deemed "stupid" is not only more akin to losing said argument, but you are letting ignorance and misinformation propagate further than if you had stepped in, making you part of the problem.
I feel like this is aimed at me
No you idiot it's about me!
haha same
That's probably a wake-up call
Then it can't be you so it must be....... 🤔........ You because it cannot be me. 😜
Napoleon Dynamite(Bops head) -Idiots
I can relate to this video. I am pursueing a career in Academia, but I constantly doubt my worth and knowledge, but people still come to me for advice and teachings. But I really dislike argueing with stupid people who are dead set on something idiotic and I ofte just leave them, cause I feel its a waste of my time.
If a flat earther denies the existence of the South Celestial Pole, then arguing with him is a waste of time. 😅