As a Mensan, I reiterate what better folk that me have previously observed: some extremely intelligent, highly accomplished people in this world are complete morons outside of their very specific fields of endeavor.
In fact, their pursuit of excellence in a limited field actually may contribute to a myopic view of the world. Liberal professors may be the best example of this phenomena.
Liberal professors may be the best example of this phenomena.
Actually, liberal professors seem to gravitate to fields where it's very difficult to demonstrate that they are incompetents.
When a Civil Engineer screws up, a bridge falls down.
As a Mensan, I reiterate what better folk that me have previously observed: some extremely intelligent, highly accomplished people in this world are complete morons outside of their very specific fields of endeavor.
In fact, their pursuit of excellence in a limited field actually may contribute to a myopic view of the world. Liberal professors may be the best example of this phenomena.
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Too true, it is especially tragic when a particularly brilliant, accomplished, and otherwise hardheaded scientist, enterpreneur, etc. makes a complete ass of him/herself by succumbing to the adulation of the public for their legitimate accomplishments and starts spouting off on subjects and involving themselves in dubious causes of which they know nothing. The names are too numerous to mention and it must be admitted that some of the great soviet dissidents could technically qualify as such (Hedrick Smith once interviewed Andrei Sakharov and thought him a bit of a well-meaning airhead). Though I guess in the russians case they knew they would pay a dead-serious price for their involvement and so went in with a better idea of what they were trying to accomplish.
You said it. I work for a law firm. Need I say more?
>As a Mensan, I reiterate what better folk that me have previously observed: some extremely intelligent, highly accomplished people in this world are complete morons outside of their very specific fields of endeavor.<
You are stating what plain, country folks have maintained for years. Some people have book learning (or "larnin") and the rest have common sense.