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Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity
Sprouts
An animated Sprouts video presenting Dietrich Bonhoeffer's argument that stupidity is more dangerous than evil, because reason cannot reach stupid people. It frames stupidity as a social and moral phenomenon.
HN commenters cite it when discussing Bonhoeffer's idea that stupidity is a moral failing rather than an intellectual one.
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