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stupid, or perhaps let themselves be made stupid. We observe, moreover, that people who live secluded and alone show this defect less often than individuals and groups of people who are inclined or fated to sociability. Thus stupidity seems to be less a psychological problem than a sociological one.
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Theology 101 Taken from I Loved This People by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Stupidity is a more dangerous foe of the good than evil is. It is possible to protest against evil, to expose oneself, and at times it can be prevented by force. Evil always carries in itself the germ of a substitute for it, in that it leaves behind at least a feeling of uneasiness in people. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor force can accomplish anything here; reasons are of no avail; facts that contradict one’s own prejudices simply do not need to be believed - in such cases the stupid person even becomes critical - and if they are unavoidable, they can simply be shoved aside as insignificant, isolated cases. In this the stupid person, in contrast to an evil one, is completely satisfied with himself. Indeed he even becomes dangerous in that he is easily inclined to assume the offensive. Thus more care must be shown in dealing with a stupid person than with an evil one. We shall never again seek to convince a stupid person with reasons; it is senseless and dangerous. In order to know how to deal with stupidity we must seek to understand its nature. This much is certain, that it is not essentially an intellectual defect but a human one. There are intellectually quite able people who are stupid, and intellectually very dull people who are anything but stupid. In certain specific situations we make this discovery to our astonishment. In this connection one has less the impression that stupidity is an inborn defect than that under certain circumstances people are made |
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DCUMC Prayer Family
Each month we are praying for a different family within the church. This month please be in prayer for: Paul & Linda Clay |
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Worship Attendance Records For Doggett Chapel UMC.
Attendance Offering
December 25 15 164
January 1 12 192
January 8 14 161
January 15 5 155
January 22 8 200
January 30 13 159
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Instant Giving After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf area, a Catholic priest at Auburn University learned that people in Bayou La Batre had an urgent need for shoes. The following Sunday at a worship service, he told the students about the need and asked them - if they could - to bring shoes as soon as possible. He would deliver the shoes himself. |