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Which controls humanity more...wisdom or stupidity?

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Posted - October 16, 2018

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  • 10629
    Ego controls humanity.  Ego prevents wisdom and promotes stupidity.  


      October 16, 2018 11:57 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    And yet a healthy ego is the basis for both wisdom and humility.

    But an unhealthy ego can certainly result in what you suggest.
      October 16, 2018 12:13 PM MDT
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  • 10629
    Where ego rules, wisdom cannot grow.
      October 16, 2018 12:18 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Simply put, that is not true.
      October 16, 2018 12:32 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    "The future of mankind is determined by the poverty of the human mind and the fertility of the human body."
      October 16, 2018 12:01 PM MDT
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  • 44600
    Reference, please.
      October 16, 2018 1:25 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Wish I could---I read it about 20+ years ago.  It was from some famous columnist at the time, if I recall correctly.

    Unfortunately, pasting the phrase into Google got me no results a few years ago---nor when I tried this time either.
      October 18, 2018 2:53 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Violence ...if you disagree with the law you will be beaten into submission.....:( 
      October 16, 2018 12:03 PM MDT
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  • 1502
    I will say emotions control humanity. 
      October 16, 2018 1:50 PM MDT
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  • Stupidity.  It must be stupidity, because if it was wisdom we would see more love.
      October 16, 2018 2:28 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    probably a little of both
      October 16, 2018 2:34 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    Stupidity in the guise of wisdom. 
      October 16, 2018 6:23 PM MDT
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