Which is worse an evil person or a stupid person? Or an ignorant person?
Try to focus on evil vs stupid.
Would you prefer evil or stupid or ignorant?
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Would you prefer evil or stupid or ignorant?
Post #1Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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Re: Would you prefer evil or stupid or ignorant?
Post #2An evil person. I would be interested to learn how you came to compare the two in the first place.
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Re: Would you prefer evil or stupid or ignorant?
Post #3[Replying to Wootah in post #1]
All 3 are biconditional. Evil ≡ stupid ≡ ignorant, they follow one another. They are impossible to separate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_biconditional, wiki, biconditional.
Against ignorant, Elie Wiesel.
Against evil, the Bible.
Against stupid, everybody/science. "You're so stupid because you're evil!"
All 3 are biconditional. Evil ≡ stupid ≡ ignorant, they follow one another. They are impossible to separate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_biconditional, wiki, biconditional.
Against ignorant, Elie Wiesel.
Against evil, the Bible.
Against stupid, everybody/science. "You're so stupid because you're evil!"
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Post #4[Replying to amortalman in post #2]
Australian elections, which mirrors most western countries, with left and right politics. I think the right is evil and the left is stupid in general terms.
In more general terms I think the stupid person will do things because they think they are good and the evil person is generally better because they are usually small-scale in their effects and desires. A dictator for instance generally just wants to hold onto power, they aren't expansionist list an idealist might be.
Australian elections, which mirrors most western countries, with left and right politics. I think the right is evil and the left is stupid in general terms.
In more general terms I think the stupid person will do things because they think they are good and the evil person is generally better because they are usually small-scale in their effects and desires. A dictator for instance generally just wants to hold onto power, they aren't expansionist list an idealist might be.
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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Post #5I prefer the evil person, but only if they are unapologetically evil. If they want to use the facade of good to be evil I will take the stupid person bashing me over the head with a mallet every 5 seconds because he doesn't know any better, because even if he splats out my brains that hurts less than a moral denouncement.
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Post #6Thanks for narrowing the question down to politics, at least. Unless some reliable, unbiased, expensive, extensive, and I think unnecessary studies are done I don't see how one can arrive at your conclusions, or anyone's conclusions, even in a general sense. You certainly have a right to your opinions, of course, but they are totally subjective.Wootah wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:45 am [Replying to amortalman in post #2]
Australian elections, which mirrors most western countries, with left and right politics. I think the right is evil and the left is stupid in general terms.
In more general terms I think the stupid person will do things because they think they are good and the evil person is generally better because they are usually small-scale in their effects and desires. A dictator for instance generally just wants to hold onto power, they aren't expansionist list an idealist might be.
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Post #7Yeah, it's more of a discussion question in the philosophy forum. Would you prefer an evil serial killer murdering one person a week a stupid good person enabling legislation to abort millions of babies?amortalman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:51 pmThanks for narrowing the question down to politics, at least. Unless some reliable, unbiased, expensive, extensive, and I think unnecessary studies are done I don't see how one can arrive at your conclusions, or anyone's conclusions, even in a general sense. You certainly have a right to your opinions, of course, but they are totally subjective.Wootah wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:45 am [Replying to amortalman in post #2]
Australian elections, which mirrors most western countries, with left and right politics. I think the right is evil and the left is stupid in general terms.
In more general terms I think the stupid person will do things because they think they are good and the evil person is generally better because they are usually small-scale in their effects and desires. A dictator for instance generally just wants to hold onto power, they aren't expansionist list an idealist might be.
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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Post #8Getting bashed on the head by a stupid person is a moral denouncement.Purple Knight wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:55 pm I prefer the evil person, but only if they are unapologetically evil. If they want to use the facade of good to be evil I will take the stupid person bashing me over the head with a mallet every 5 seconds because he doesn't know any better, because even if he splats out my brains that hurts less than a moral denouncement.
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Re: Would you prefer evil or stupid or ignorant?
Post #9[Replying to Wootah in post #7]
Wootah wrote: "Would you prefer an evil serial killer murdering one person a week a stupid good person enabling legislation to abort millions of babies?"
Neither. I find both suppositions morally wrong. But if pressed I would say the serial killer for these reasons:
1. Serial killers eventually get caught, incarcerated, too old and feeble to continue killing, or die.
2. Unborn babies have no fighting chance.
Wootah wrote: "Would you prefer an evil serial killer murdering one person a week a stupid good person enabling legislation to abort millions of babies?"
Neither. I find both suppositions morally wrong. But if pressed I would say the serial killer for these reasons:
1. Serial killers eventually get caught, incarcerated, too old and feeble to continue killing, or die.
2. Unborn babies have no fighting chance.
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