What does this quote mean and how does it relate to life issue today?
2007-04-16 17:31:35 · 13 answers · asked by Dazed&Confused 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
My interpretation of that is... When someone is incompetent they may try to talk things out but fail because of their lack in skills. Hence the incompetence. So the violence is the last thing they rely on. While someone who is competent would not likely get to that point where they need to rely on violence.
CyberNara
P.S. What book is that from? I have a few of his books that I haven't read yet.
2007-04-16 18:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by Joe K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's wrong. Violence is the FIRST refuge of the incompetent.
It's the last refuge of the competent.
With all due respect to Mr. Asimov, who's body of work is the best in the business.
2007-04-16 17:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by freebird 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
When someone does not know how to solve a problem, they become angry, and can become violent. You will often see this in people who aren't passive, but also aren't of the highest intelligence. But it can happen to any of us. There is always someone who is smarter than we are, and always someone who is not as smart as we are. So we can behave that way, and be the catalyst of others behaving that way.
I have always respected Isaac Asimov.
2007-04-16 17:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When they've just realized they can't win by their wits they use the only thing that they can rely on which is force, which often doesn't work anyway, but atleast gives them a sense of action, a hope, a gamble that somehow they might come out on top. No matter what the stakes.
2007-04-16 17:52:57 · answer #4 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that only stupid people turn to violence to solve problems... for instance, the shooting today. Only someone who was not particularly smart would pick up a gun and shoot a bunch of people, no matter what the reason...
2007-04-16 17:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by Sheena S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This can also mean that in some situations it is necessary to start with immediate quick violence. If I recall the character who said this started a coup that took over the 1st Foundation.
2015-07-15 06:35:53 · answer #6 · answered by epsilontech2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last word should be desperate . Many who become violent are NOT incompetent, they just don t know what else to do - hence desperate
2016-02-27 18:07:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Violence is the opposite of LOVE
2007-04-16 23:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by Ututin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who are incapable of changing their lives resort to violence in a last moment of desperation.
2007-04-16 19:09:56 · answer #9 · answered by Nathan D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fits perfectly the external politics of the US in the rest of the planet, especially in Iraq.
2007-04-16 17:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋