2006-09-26 06:23:06 · 7 answers · asked by Aurred 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think in some cases, yes, comfort could be the result of not so much stupidity, but purposeful denial. It is easier to continue to pile on the things that ease societal pain and disguise the discomfort of an incomplete life than it is to stand up and embrace that which makes us whole. Then again, we could question just as easily if our quest for wholeness and intelligence isn't completely based upon the inflation of human-ego and our unwillingness to just sit back and enjoy life while its here. I see the conundrum in your question and don't think it can be answered with a simple yes or no.
2006-09-26 06:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by jennybeanses 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly, no.
Comfort, or more accurately Complacency can go hand in hand with ignorance in some cases. But wouldn't you agree that it is illogical to rid ones' self of comfort, just for the sake avoiding ignorance? Isn't that, in and of itself, ignorant?
You can have too much of a good thing. That doesn't mean that said good thing (comfort, ease) is intrinsically bad. Or dumb.
As a final point, I'll interject (since I am at work, and see this countless times a day) that stupidity can find a haven in even the busiest of people. Sometimes you have to slow down to think. Sometimes, without comfort, there is only stupidity.
2006-09-26 06:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by Yooka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
`I expect that there is little, if any, positive correlation between comfort and stupidity.
If anything, intelligence leads to comfort. "Stupid" people often cannot find a way to extract themselves from positions of discomfort. I would bet that the vast majority of the people who fall below the poverty line in the USA are of below average intelligence. Intelligent people will work to achieve the life they wish to live rather than accept it or just complain about it.
2006-09-26 06:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't necessarily think comfort equals stupidity, but comfort could equal complacency or laziness...
2006-09-26 06:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Example: Being comfortable in a chair while reading a book.
2006-09-26 06:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. If you think you have to be stupid to have comfort, you are wrong. I would say it is stupid not to have it.
2006-09-26 06:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by nv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.
2006-09-26 06:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by ladytc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋