Thursday, November 13, 2008

Intellectual does not equal intelligent

"How have intellectuals managed to be so wrong, so often? By thinking that because they are knowledgeable-- or even expert-- within some narrow band out of the vast spectrum of human concerns, that makes them wise guides to the masses and to the rulers of the nation.

But the ignorance of Ph.D.s is still ignorance and high-IQ groupthink is still groupthink, which is the antithesis of real thinking." - Thomas Sowell (Click here for the article.)

1 comment:

Raphael Alexander said...

Intellectuals who use idealism when pragmatism is essential are the ones who fail.

But to snub one for being highly educated is, certainly, complete foolishness.