Comments on: Ignorance & Pride http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/ignorance-pride/ Questions through the veil of ignorance Thu, 17 May 2012 04:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: synova http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/ignorance-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-225019 synova Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:25:46 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=3767#comment-225019 It's not pride in ignorance.   It's much more nuanced than that. For instance, Obama should not assume that those hicks he denigrates do not understand the difference between knowledge, intelligence and wisdom.   When Obama says "ignorance" there are people like myself who have the reaction of, "Yeah, so?" Because there most certainly is an element of pride, not in ignorance, but in NOT valuing knowledge, particularly formal knowledge, over intelligence or wisdom.   In other words... those hicks who "value their ignorance" actually consider themselves wiser and quite likely smarter (or every bit as smart) as Obama.    They look down (they really do) on the formally educated who presume to come into their world and tell them that they know better.   "I know better than you" is not respectful of other people's lives. It’s not pride in ignorance.   It’s much more nuanced than that.

For instance, Obama should not assume that those hicks he denigrates do not understand the difference between knowledge, intelligence and wisdom.  

When Obama says “ignorance” there are people like myself who have the reaction of, “Yeah, so?”

Because there most certainly is an element of pride, not in ignorance, but in NOT valuing knowledge, particularly formal knowledge, over intelligence or wisdom.   In other words… those hicks who “value their ignorance” actually consider themselves wiser and quite likely smarter (or every bit as smart) as Obama.    They look down (they really do) on the formally educated who presume to come into their world and tell them that they know better.  

“I know better than you” is not respectful of other people’s lives.

]]> By: Jesus Warrior http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/ignorance-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-225014 Jesus Warrior Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:06:34 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=3767#comment-225014 Obama is different first his is a crack dealer, his slick teleprompter conversation will not play in Middle America, he is from Illinois, he knows better I guess. Mc cain do not need to jump in the ditch with Obama and let Obama destroy himself by opening his mouth. He is either flip-flopping or saying something noone understand or is just plain ignorant. How did a canidate so ill prepared get to be this far along the election process? What kind of behind the scenes deals were made? Why has President Clinton making himself an issue? Mc Cain better watch out for Slick Willie, this dummying down Barrack could all be a ploy for the debates, put nothing past the Clintons. Obama is different first his is a crack dealer, his slick teleprompter conversation will not play in Middle America, he is from Illinois, he knows better I guess. Mc cain do not need to jump in the ditch with Obama and let Obama destroy himself by opening his mouth. He is either flip-flopping or saying something noone understand or is just plain ignorant. How did a canidate so ill prepared get to be this far along the election process? What kind of behind the scenes deals were made? Why has President Clinton making himself an issue? Mc Cain better watch out for Slick Willie, this dummying down Barrack could all be a ploy for the debates, put nothing past the Clintons.

]]> By: Lee http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/ignorance-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-225013 Lee Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:56:49 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=3767#comment-225013 John Lee Hooker makes an unexpected appearance. John Lee Hooker makes an unexpected appearance.

]]> By: peter jackson http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/ignorance-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-225012 peter jackson Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:38:24 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=3767#comment-225012 <em>boom boom boom boom</em> That baby talk! I like it like that A-haw haw haw haw boom boom boom boom

That baby talk!
I like it like that
A-haw haw haw haw

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