Stupidity

Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than evil is. Against evil, one can protest; it can be exposed and, if necessary, stopped with force. Evil always carries the seed of its own self-destruction, because it at least leaves people with a feeling of uneasiness. But against stupidity, we are defenseless. Neither with protest nor with force can we do anything here; reasons have no effect. Facts that contradict one’s own prejudice need only to be disbelieved – in such cases stupid people even become critical, and when facts are unavoidable, they can simply be swept aside as meaningless isolated cases. Stupid people, in contrast to evil ones, are satisfied with themselves. Indeed, they become dangerous in that they may easily be stimulated to go on the attack. Therefore, more care must be taken in regard to stupidity than to evil…  

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Climate change is not a matter of faith.  It is a matter of science.  It is amazing and sad to listen to people elected to public office, who have a responsibility of making laws that benefit and protect not only the citizens of our country, but also the citizens not yet born, and the citizens of this world, claiming they are not scientists and therefore cannot even comment on this real issue that does and will continue to have an adverse affect upon the earth we share.

Gary