Study: Nobody Thinks They’re Stupid, But Many Are

The Bee ^ | May 16, 2025 | Staff

[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.

[Navy Patriot]

Finally Harvard completes the Study that reveals that Democrats are Stupid!

It too 'em long enough.

[martin_fierro]

[EnderWiggin1970]

It gets worse. Did you know that as much as 50% of the population has below average intelligence?

[JBW1949]

What a “stupid” article...

[ComputerGuy]

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.

Huh?

[BipolarBob]

Greta Thromberg voice "How dare you" This is from an impeccable source.

[rktman]

Brilliant observations! 😂😂😂👍

[ClearCase_guy]

[BipolarBob]

They are telling it like it is. Sorry but the truth sometimes hurts.

[Waverunner]

I believe that would actually be 49.999999...%
An indeterminant amount of below average people.
That implie almost an infinite amount of stupidity in the world.
Logic and math, who woulda thunk it.

[JBW1949]

Greta Trumbone is such an amazing person...

[Delta 21]

...and over half of them are wrong!

[dfwgator]

We call them Democrats.

[Navy Patriot]

Did you know that as much as 50% of the population has below average intelligence?

Yes, I am aware of that statistic.

I believe the FBI has removed it from the FBI website, because too many Conservatives were citing it.

[flamberge]

They are telling it like it is.

But they left out an important part. You can't fix stupid.

[BradyLS]

Me? I’m just trying not to get stung! 🙂

[A_perfect_lady]

"...I know I'm not stupid," said Thomas Ridley, who thinks Attack of the Clones was the best Star Wars movie...

Well. There you go.

[maro]

If stupid people knew they were stupid, wouldn’t they be smart?

[oldplayer]

I heard that half of the people are just average or below. Huh?

[ComputerGuy]

Exactly. You’re not stupid if you know it.