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To: discostu

stupid

/ˈstu·pɪd/ adj
lacking thought or intelligence:

Consider this, to remove any ‘creator’ from our very existence including the beginning of our universe is to remove any ‘thought or intelligence’ from the equation. By definition, you are ultimately left with an existence from stupidity.


52 posted on 09/30/2015 5:10:03 PM PDT by Heartlander (Prediction: Increasingly, logic will be seen as a covert form of theism. - Denyse OÂ’Leary)
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To: Heartlander
By definition, you are ultimately left with an existence from stupidity.

The absence of intelligence is non-intelligence, which isn't the same as stupidity.

A rock isn't intelligent, but it's not stupid. It's merely non-intelligent. The universe is full of non-intelligent matter. There is only a little big of intelligent matter that we can see, starting in the animal kingdom and reaching its pinnacle in man.

We may live to see true Artificial Intelligence, which would be interesting.

54 posted on 09/30/2015 5:14:48 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide.)
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To: Heartlander

And now you’ve been reduced to ad hominems, thus showing you know facts and logic don’t support you. So we’re done. Bye.


55 posted on 09/30/2015 5:17:57 PM PDT by discostu (dream big and dance a lot)
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To: Heartlander
By the way, I did note your use of a definition, which is excellent, but I think it's not the primary one. The online Merriam-Webster makes it's quite clear that "stupid" is a characteristic of human (or perhaps higher animals in a pinch) intelligence.

You might say your dog was stupid, you probably wouldn't say your goldfish was, or kitchen counter was.

Stupid

PS: I have found the on-line Merrian-Webster to be far superior to the Google or other on-line dictionaries.

57 posted on 09/30/2015 5:19:59 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide.)
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