The study of human stupidity has always attracted me. Perhaps because of the excitement that sometimes grips when I think of Erasmus of Rotterdam. No, I would not write praise for nonsense, but it deserves a treatise. If there is a scientific theory of reason, then stupidity deserves the same scientific study. I even believe that if such a science of stupidity were taught in schools and universities, it would be of great public benefit. You can even dream about how we would all get a vaccination against stupidity using this method. But stupidity is a disease of our time, and it is extremely contagious. If reason is our salvation, then stupidity is a gigantic threat. That is why it must be examined no less carefully than, for example,
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