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Thomas
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Continuing on the theme of intellectual humility from last week’s cast. I warmly recommend this 20’ video about Bonhoeffer’s theory of functional stupidity, which is *not* the opposite of intelligence, but rather the surrender of intellectual independence under peer pressure, stress, or urgency. It’s a sociological (rather than individual) phenomenon by which even intelligent people end up suspending critical thinking and espousing group beliefs. Bonhoeffer observed functional stupidity taking hold around him in the 1930s when even the intelligent German elites surrendered to the superficially enticing, but deeply flawed tenets of nazism. The parallel with contemporary trends is unmistakable, and only exacerbated by the firehose of social media through which seductive falsehoods propagate faster than they can be critically examined. 1/2 https://youtu.be/Sfekgjfh1Rk https://farcaster.xyz/aviationdoctor.eth/0x67091196
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I think what you mentioned about distancing oneself from any belief is the most practical approach, especially considering that we live in an oversaturated information/media landscape, and applying a critical gaze to everything we encounter will be way too effortful. To me, the important thing is discernment—to be able to quickly judge whether something is worth caring about and ergo worth the energy to scrutinise. Otherwise, happy to remain default agnostic for most things I encounter, which is itself hard to achieve given the influence of emotions.
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