Originally Posted by
Henry
Unfortunately, there are some of you who are, in fact, stupid.
And many other people as well.
At the weekend in a social gathering, I had cause to speak to a woman, in a well-paid job and who otherwise comes across as not at all dense, who did not know that the moon was smaller than the earth. Upon my expressing some incredulity and exploring the matter further, it transpired that she also was unaware that stars were farther away than the moon.
How does one respond to such casual stupidity? How does a person reach their thirties without being exposed to these facts, and without acquiring the least degree of curiosity?