Without Clarity...Can A Dull Mind See That It Is A Dull Mind?

Answer 1

I don't think so. Without insight & clarity, the dull mind can not see beyond it's own limits. It has a type of advent horizion beyond which it can not pass. All minds seem to have an event horizon, but it seems that the one key difference between clear, insightful minds & dull, stagnant minds is the ability to expand that event horizon. Except in cases of organic disability, many times a dull mind begins with a choice, but if a person delibertly choices to stay closed mined too long they can find that one day they have actually lost this expanison ability. "That's just the way I am" are the deadliest words in the universe.

Answer 2

Eyes sees light and and also feels the presence of darkness.

Dullness and clarity are aspects of Mind. But the Manifestation of it is sensed by soul which is constantly guiding the mind not in active and direct way but just Indirectly like a Lover hinting at through eyes and touch the commitment and warmth of Love.

So it is possible that A Dull Mind can See That It Is A Dull Mind and strive for Clarity and The Ultimate Answer.

Answer 3

It's clear to me that Robert David M gave the only logical answer. I also agree with Valac Gypsy on the basis that this is a philosophical question, & should not be confused with subjective wanderings, as I would put it. A dull mind is a dull mind. Period.

Answer 4

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If the dull mind is not dull enough, it can see that it is a dull mind! But it won't know what to do about it. It may need another dull mind to tell it in the language it understands!
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Answer 5

Probably not, but that is to ask can a dull mind perceive that it is getting duller and I would assume it could up to a point. I think we are all born thinking we know it all and learn to feel dumber with age. When we come to the understanding that we never knew a thing then perhas we are at the height of our maturity and ready to call it a day.

Answer 6

Comparison with less dull minds, first hand, would do the trick, relative to how dull you mean. Someone with an IQ < 15 might not grasp it at all, even in the face of M.D.'s all day long.

Answer 7

We have so many biases as to the nature of thought from one person to the next -- a sharp mind, a dull mind, a bored mind, etc.

I think a dull mind can recognize a dull mind. The challenge is that far too often the not-dull mind results in extreme suffering. Thinkers suffer. It resulted in me coining a phrase 'thought hygiene' to describe types of thought that can be used that don't result in unpleasant emotional states.

As a choice, I would prefer a dull mind.

Answer 8

I doubt a dull mind can see that its a dull mind in the absence of the presence of a sharp mind.

But then again, if a butterfly flaps its wings in a forest in China, will that cause a hurricane to form in the Atlantic?

Answer 9

A dull mind has no clarity. Sadly, for one with a dull mind.

Edit: The question did not ask for the possible impact of exposure to "bright" minds. It clearly stated a "dull mind." We could always pursue that further, but we would lose focus by introducing variables.

Answer 10

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The only way a less acute mind could gain normative-level clarity of insight would be if he/she were taught categorizing or scientific thought. The education 'tsars ' of the US refuse to teach realistic cognition--deliberately refusing definition by internal or working essentials considered in functional or prioritized order.

So, it would be very difficult for a below-average thinker to develop the honesty to recognize not merely that he/she is slower than others to grasp some sorts of truth but also what to do about this diminished capacity.

realism is what realists seek; denial, reality bashing, pretense are what the surreal seek.

The Law of Sciece here is clear. I formulated it in 1983 as follows:
To the realistic mind, reality seems real and the surreal appear as failed cases.
But to the surrealized mind, reality seems surreal and the surreal appear to be normative cases.