Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity

[cbabe]

Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity

https://m.

&feature=youtu.be

https://www.britannica.com › biography › Dietrich-Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Biography, Theology, Writings, Death, & Facts

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, (born February 4, 1906, Breslau, Germany [now Wrocław, Poland]—died April 9, 1945, Flossenbürg, Germany), German Protestant theologian important for his support of ecumenism and his view of Christianity's role in a secular world. His involvement in a plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler led to his imprisonment and execution. His Letters and Papers from Prison, published ...

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dietrich_Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Wikipedia

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈbɔn.høː.fɐ] (); 4 February 1906 - 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key founding member of the Confessing Church.His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential; his 1937 book The Cost of Discipleship is described as a modern classic.

[mopinko]

1. great animation!

very good presentation.

[Ocelot II]

2. He nailed it; he predicted the rise of the MAGAts with great accuracy.

History doesn't always repeat itself, but it echoes.

[NewHendoLib]

3. Is stupidity the correct word? Is ignorance a better word?

If the opposite of stupid is intelligent, plenty of intelligent people are caught up in the MAGA web. There is a susceptibility to cults that lies underneath this - and that susceptibility does vary person to person.

This short video does capture the essence of the dangers of social networking (group think), the human need to belong to a group (tribal in nature), the power of propaganda - and the danger of propaganda machines such as Faux.

All makes perfect, depressing sense.

[Ocelot II]

5. Bonhoeffer seems to be defining stupidity as a moral failing, not ignorance

(which is simply a lack of knowledge) or intellectual disability. I took it to mean something like mental laziness where people let themselves be sucked into a belief system that relieves them of the effort of analyzing and judging the value of information they are being fed. If certain beliefs comfort you or reinforce ideas you already hold, you are more likely to embrace those beliefs if you don't exercise some degree of intellectual rigor and independence. It's fundamentally emotional, not intellectual, which is why it's so hard to get through to people caught up in demagoguery.

[NewHendoLib]

6. agreed - thanks.

I do find it fascinating how some are so vulnerable to things like infomercials, quick fixes, scams, and for me, faith is also a real challenge - because it can't be argued with.

We live in interesting times - and certainly not for the first time!

The other thing I found interesting - my wife and I are not joiners - not church goers, part of no groups - and we are not at all vulnerable to slogans, scams, etc. We are both quite cynical/skeptical - the video talks about how relative loners are less vulnerable. Interesting - I'd not thought of that in such a way previously.

[GoodRaisin]

7. To be ignorant is to be unlearned.

The act of otherwise intelligent people accepting teachings for the unlearned is to be stupid.

[Jack the Greater]

4. excellent, thank you

[Arthur_Frain]

8. Thanks, but I'm past looking to excuse bad behavior anymore.

Tired of pretending that I might be willing to.

Looking to permanently eliminate garbage humans from my life.

[SalviaBlue]

9. K & R