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Study: Nobody Thinks They’re Stupid, But Many Are
The Bee ^ | May 16, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 05/17/2025 9:38:55 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

A newly released Harvard study on human intelligence has provided conclusive evidence that while nobody thinks they're stupid, many are.

According to the results of the study, 100% of people think they are not stupid, which means that 100% of all stupid people think they are smart. But they're not smart. They're stupid.

"The results of this study were particularly shocking to me and my colleagues," said Dr. Anton Phoenix, a Harvard psychologist. "According to our findings, there is a possibility that we might be stupid. We certainly don't think we are, but according to the study, that's exactly what stupid people think."

The study's findings went beyond a previous 2018 OECD PISA study that showed 20-30% of students in developed nations struggled with basic problem-solving skills. "We were expecting to learn that at least some percentage of stupid people believe themselves to be intelligent," Phenox continued. "We were surprised to see such lopsided data indicating that, in reality, no stupid person believes they are stupid when, in fact, they are. Stupid, that is."

One participant in the study was skeptical of the results. "There are obviously some flaws in the results, because I know I'm not stupid," said Thomas Ridley, who thinks Attack of the Clones was the best Star Wars movie. "This would mean that I could potentially be stupid without even knowing it. But I'm not. I'm smart."

At publishing time, the results of the study had been called into question after it was pointed out that the team of scientists conducting the research could, unbeknownst to them, be stupid.

(Excerpt) Read more at babylonbee.com ...


TOPICS: Education; History
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; people; satire; stupid
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To: BradyLS

LOL!


61 posted on 05/17/2025 10:13:19 PM PDT by caddie (Always laugh at your own jokes. Other people can't be counted on.)
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To: EnderWiggin1970
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62 posted on 05/18/2025 5:09:49 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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63 posted on 05/18/2025 5:13:40 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin


64 posted on 05/18/2025 6:27:10 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

Boy am I stupid. The quote above was posted 3 times before I posted mine.


65 posted on 05/18/2025 6:29:05 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: maro
"If stupid people knew they were stupid, wouldn’t they be smart?"

No...because being stupid is a lot like being dead. Everyone around you knows it for sure...but you have no idea.

66 posted on 05/18/2025 6:40:45 PM PDT by IrishPennant (Days go by slow and years go by so fast!)
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