Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
On intelligence. (and a girl with a pretty face in an Eternalist meme).
When I was young, I was very stupid. Really an idiot. I was also very cerebral. Always thinking deep thoughts. I know this sounds like a contradiction, but it was truly the way I was. If it weren't for the cerebral, I wouldn't be aware today of what a stupid person I was then.
People would say to me, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," and I would say, "How could that be? I'm thinking deep thoughts about it all the time."
But they were right, I realize now. It took years and years thinking about it until I saw how right they were. In fact, what I'm saying now might also be incredibly stupid, but how can I know? It will take years of thinking again until I know one way or another. It seems unlikely that I'm still stupid, because I'm thinking deep thoughts about it.
People would say to me, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," and I would say, "How could that be? I'm thinking deep thoughts about it all the time."
But they were right, I realize now. It took years and years thinking about it until I saw how right they were. In fact, what I'm saying now might also be incredibly stupid, but how can I know? It will take years of thinking again until I know one way or another. It seems unlikely that I'm still stupid, because I'm thinking deep thoughts about it.
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