How thick are some people?

NIMAN

I do wonder how some people manage to look after themselves and get through life.

Two examples recently:

1) All those who thought it was a good idea to get into their cars and drive to Knock to see the Virgin Mary appear. And then actually believe that the sun was her.

2) Someone asking for recommendations for a good animal psychic, because I assume they want to communicate with their dead pet?

I do despair at times.

Any other examples?

osarusan

Do you want to fund my attempt to bypass the laws of physics and produce a perpetual motion device?

"Yes, yes I do."

Red F Warrior

Ah bah humbug.......stop complaining

JRant

Never underestimate the stupidity of people.

wonderfullife

Trump tweeted "See you in court!!" a while back as a threat against..... Judges.

It's up there for the thickest threat in human history.

me_irl

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Adolf Hitler.

fizzypish

I'm clever enough that I realize how utterly unintelligent (Generally... intelligence is all relative) I am. I'm much closer to thick that I am genius so I'd prefer to be thicker and think I'm really smart.

fred funk }{

Facebook is portal into the land of the dense. I have many good friends that once they were on FB revealed themselves as idiots. I find it hard to look at them as I once did.

fred funk }{

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Facebook is portal into the land of the dense. I have many good friends that once they were on FB revealed themselves as idiots. I find it hard to look at them as I once did.

Anyone who enters those IQ "tests" and puzzles on Facebook to advertise how clever they are...isn't.

Sky King

osarusan wrote: »

Do you want to fund my attempt to bypass the laws of physics and produce a perpetual motion device?

"Yes, yes I do."

Basically 90% of crowdfunding ventures.

"What's that? A microbrewery? How inspired and original! An idea as unique as this is sure to make money. I know you have no qualifications or experience in process engineering or running a profitable business but your beard, and check shirt is good enough for me. Where do I sign?"

Jesus Wept

Animal physic must be a plum job.

Yes... I've made contact with someone..... he says woof.... does that ring a bell?

Roger Hassenforder

me_irl wrote: »

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Adolf Hitler.

Hitler?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Ah they'd be very thick alright... some people...

fred funk }{

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone who enters those IQ "tests" and puzzles on Facebook to advertise how clever they are...isn't.

These same people type "amen" to help some poor kid with cancer. Or they type "3" to see what happens next. Idiots.

me_irl

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Hitler?

OK, OK you caught me Einstein!

Fratton Fred

"ooh look, the pilot managed to land the plane (as s/he has done hundreds and hundreds of times previously) lets all clap wildly"

Out of curiosity, do people boo when a plane crashed?

valoren

People who become involved in pyramid schemes.

What's that? It makes a profit guaranteed? Where do I sign?

sbsquarepants

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Animal physic must be a plum job.

Yes... I've made contact with someone..... he says woof.... does that ring a bell?

Goldie the fish says woof, I didn't even know he could speak dog!

Roger Hassenforder

me_irl wrote: »

OK, OK you caught me Einstein!

You could have claimed you were 'Godwin'ing the thread!

Boom_Bap

valoren wrote: »

People who become involved in pyramid schemes.

What's that? It makes a profit guaranteed? Where do I sign?

Tell me more about these pyramids you are selling

jester77

Well OP, let's put it this way:

George Carlin wrote:

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise half of them are stupider than that.

schizo1014

fred funk }{ wrote: »

These same people type "amen" to help some poor kid with cancer. Or they type "3" to see what happens next. Idiots.

I remember seeing on Facebook a now ex of one of my best mates comment "amen" on a picture like that. That wasn't even the thick part, the comment with the picture only said 1 like = 1 prayer, It didn't even ask for an amen I despair

me_irl

schizo1014 wrote: »

I remember seeing on Facebook a now ex of one of my best mates comment "amen" on a picture like that,that wasn't even the thick part. The comment with the picture only said 1 like = 1 prayer, It didn't even ask for an amen I despair

Amen.

Gunslinger92

OP you should follow the group called "anyone know?" on Facebook, sometimes the things people ask would astound you..

blacklilly

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Animal physic must be a plum job.

Yes... I've made contact with someone..... he says woof.... does that ring a bell?

Haven't laughed reading anything in AH for approximately 5 months, until now!:pac:

Atoms for Peace

Fratton Fred wrote: »

"ooh look, the pilot managed to land the plane (as s/he has done hundreds and hundreds of times previously) lets all clap wildly"

Out of curiosity, do people boo when a plane crashed?

No, they scream in terror!

Kimbot

blacklilly wrote: »

Haven't laughed reading anything in AH for approximately 5 months, until now!:pac:

Ah you missed a few very laugh out loud moments in the past 5 months so :P

nozzferrahhtoo

NIMAN wrote: »

I do despair at times. Any other examples?

Too many to mention. There are buildings in the US and other countries that lack a floor 13 merely because people are scared of a number. The whole fields of astrology and homeopathy and other "healing" would be another example. And we do not even have to get into the realm of religion and all seeing sky daddies and magical crackers and illiterate pedophiles who magically write books in caves.

But I would bring caution to assuming all such people are thick or stupid. Even the most intelligent examples our species has ever produced have come forward believing the most fantastical nonsense.

Thinking people are thick or stupid of believing unsubstantiated nonsense is, to me, similar to thinking someone must be weak or unhealthy if they catch the common cold. Sometimes the OPPOSITE is true and being strong and healthy leaves you MORE inclined to catch some infections.

Similarly I think being intelligent and sometimes even ABOVE average intelligence can leave one prone to infection by stupid ideas. Not always mind you, but often.

I would suspect the vast majority of the people who ran off to Knock on the behest of a single 14 year olds testimony are not going to rate high on many intelligence scales. But I would expect more of people who think they can communicate with dead loved ones or think that there is a god. And it is not solely stupidity (though it helps) that make people think things like Homeopathy work. Placebo and the "return to the mean" effect are very powerful.

Newton is one of, if not possibly THE, greatest mind our species has produced. Go read up on some of the stuff he believed sometime if you want a laugh. Then see what you think the relationship between intelligence and believing absolute nonsense is

Lu Tze

jester77 wrote:

Well OP, let's put it this way:

George Carlin wrote:

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise half of them are stupider than that.

Ironically George Carlin (from the context) was referring to the person of median stupidity as opposed to the person of average stupidity! It just doesn't have the same ring to it when put like that though!

Stonedpilot

NIMAN wrote: »

I do wonder how some people manage to look after themselves and get through life.

Two examples recently:

1) All those who thought it was a good idea to get into their cars and drive to Knock to see the Virgin Mary appear. And then actually believe that the sun was her.

2) Someone asking for recommendations for a good animal psychic, because I assume they want to communicate with their dead pet?

I do despair at times.

Any other examples?

People are generally stupid full stop dumbing down going on via this/media/facebook/internet/magazines/superficial culture etc etc doesnt help.

mzungu

NIMAN wrote: »

Any other examples?

Anti-Vaxxers.

captbarnacles

Homeopathy.

One of my favourites is Arnica. Apparently amazing for reducing inflammation and pain relief. Doctors advise not to use the oil when pregnant but are fine with the tablets because there isn't enough arnica in them to affect anything at all.

nozzferrahhtoo

captbarnacles wrote: »

Homeopathy.

One of my favourites is Arnica. Apparently amazing for reducing inflammation and pain relief. Doctors advise not to use the oil when pregnant but are fine with the tablets because there isn't enough arnica in them to affect anything at all.

Yeah always personally loved the way homeopathy claims "No side effects".

They forget to mention "no EFFECTS" though

nozzferrahhtoo

NIMAN wrote: »

I do despair at times.

Any other examples?

All that said however, I do personally love this one. I wish I had thought of it myself.

Kivaro

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Animal physic must be a plum job.

Yes... I've made contact with someone..... he says woof.... does that ring a bell?

Oh sweet Jesus (Wept) yes.
My dog Rover had a bell on his collar when he died .............

corner of hells

Kivaro wrote: »

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Animal physic must be a plum job.

Yes... I've made contact with someone..... he says woof.... does that ring a bell?

Oh sweet Jesus (Wept) yes.
My dog Rover had a bell on his collar when he died .............

Rovers dead ?
Had he got a wet nose and four legs ?

I might be able to contact him for you.

ligerdub

me_irl wrote: »

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Adolf Hitler.

6 posts in and we've already had the obligatory reference to 1. Donald Trump and 2. Adolf Hitler.

The topic is irrelevant, it always come back to the staples.

Glenster

I did see a woman spend the bones of 20 seconds today trying to push open a pull door.

It had the word pull on it.

She even stopped for a second, cupped her hands and looked into a very well lit shop with people obviously milling about, and proceeded to try and push it open again.

sbsquarepants

I'm working in the same place for the past 15 years or more. The door pulls open - at least once every 5 or 6 weeks i'll almost walk into the damn thing when I try to push it open in the morning!:D

Ipso

mzungu wrote: »

Anti-Vaxxers.

Conspiracy theorists.

nozzferrahhtoo

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I'm working in the same place for the past 15 years or more. The door pulls open - at least once every 5 or 6 weeks i'll almost walk into the damn thing when I try to push it open in the morning!:D

Back when I worked in an Esso in Cork (long time now) I walked into work and walked solidly and confidently into the automatic glass door that did not open with quite a bang.

Sounds like an easy mistake to make, many people have walked into automatic doors that do not open.

Alas in this case though I was the one who was opening up and it was me who was meant to open the door and "activate" it.

Mister Vain

I've worked with a few gob****es over the years. I once asked a guy for an empty box. He said an empty box of what?

Another guy was messing with one of the girls and he asked her for a kiss. She said I don't kiss gorillas, especially hairy ones.

The same girl was having a chat with another girl. One girl said she lives in a bungalow. The other girl asked, is it a one story or a two story bungalow?

jamesbere

fred funk }{ wrote: »

These same people type "amen" to help some poor kid with cancer. Or they type "3" to see what happens next. Idiots.

3

koumi

Ultimate Seduction

Fratton Fred wrote:

"ooh look, the pilot managed to land the plane (as s/he has done hundreds and hundreds of times previously) lets all clap wildly"

In fairness, flying is a near death experience for some people, and when the pilot lands the plane it's like someone just saved there life from certain death. I would buy the pilot a card and bottle of wine/chocolates every time if i could.

LadyMacBeth_

I was in McDonalds years ago with a friend of mine, she said to me, ''how much is a two euro meal?'' :pac:

ScumLord

JRant wrote: »

Similarly I think being intelligent and sometimes even ABOVE average intelligence can leave one prone to infection by stupid ideas. Not always mind you, but often.

I think overestimating the intelligence of certain people is what leads to a lot of conspiracy theories. "But he is the top of his field in physics", just because he was good at sums doesn't mean everything else he believes, like ancient aliens, isn't complete horse shyte.

readyletsgo

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

In fairness, flying is a near death experience for some people, and when the pilot lands the plane it's like someone just saved there life from certain death. I would buy the pilot a card and bottle of wine/chocolates every time if i could.

There's part of the problem. It's their job! And they hardly fly it, it's all computer controlled now, so, well done computer for flying the plane

Ultimate Seduction

readyletsgo wrote:

There's part of the problem. It's their job! And they hardly fly it, it's all computer controlled now, so, well done computer for flying the plane

Why is there a need for 2 pililots on every plane then? I think you should show pilots a little more respect.

Yourself isit

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Why is there a need for 2 pililots on every plane then? I think you should show pilots a little more respect.

There probably isn't for most of it.

Robsweezie

thats why i dont eat friggin lobsters because they're alive when you kill it