Joe Gokaho/2009.10.22.D4
I recently heard on a radio show where someone was describing the current health care reform debate. I thought the terms were funny, but they can also be used to describe our own learning behavior.
According to the online dictionary, the 3 terms
Stupid – Slow of mind, lack of interest
Ignorant - resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence
Gullible - easily duped or cheated
Of
course, no one can be that “stupid”. Everyone’s a lifelong learner, so
being “stupid” is not what we were born with, rather what we’ve grown
into it.
We
are often fall into the trap, believing, simple, convenient, and
comforting answer as truth. Are we easily turned away the moment
encountering first rock on the path, and settle in for that scare
answer? When we look around, it seems ok, because everyone else is also
setting for that simple, convenient, and comforting finding as the
ultimate truth.
Seeking
out advice from “expert” is a sure short-cut to greatness. Could have
one’s desire for quick answer from “experts” lead to being ignorant all
over again – believing everything for granted?
When it comes to our global warming issue, no one is stupid, but we are not too far from being “ignorant” and “gullible”. Believe me, when VP Gore says “all science facts show…….” I
would argue, being skeptical may be the first step getting closer to
truth – how did VP Gore know “all science”, or just only the “all
science” he knows or want you to know..
Joe Gokaho/2009.10.22.D4
I recently heard on a radio show where someone was describing the current health care reform debate. I thought the terms were funny, but they can also be used to describe our own learning behavior.
According to the online dictionary, the 3 terms
Stupid – Slow of mind, lack of interest
Ignorant - resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence
Gullible - easily duped or cheated
Of course, no one can be that “stupid”. Everyone’s a lifelong learner, so being “stupid” is not what we were born with, rather what we’ve grown into it.
We are often fall into the trap, believing, simple, convenient, and comforting answer as truth. Are we easily turned away the moment encountering first rock on the path, and settle in for that scare answer? When we look around, it seems ok, because everyone else is also setting for that simple, convenient, and comforting finding as the ultimate truth.
Seeking out advice from “expert” is a sure short-cut to greatness. Could have one’s desire for quick answer from “experts” lead to being ignorant all over again – believing everything for granted?
