On Stupidity

Today's address is given by Aaron Poeze, a member of our congregation. The music is provided by pianist, Robyn Filmer who is playing for the first time at our Church.
As election day looms, it is appropriate and timely that Aaron's address is about individual and collective stupidity. But this is only one side of what Aaron refers to as the stupidity-intelligence binary. Intelligence is so often oversimplified by attempts to measure or quantify it  - such as IQ. And there are the assumptions we might all make about letters that appear before (Prof. Dr.)  - or after someone's name (such as academic qualifications). Aaron observes that in living our lives, there will be many opportunities for us all to act wisely and intelligently  - with insight but also to display individual and collective stupidity. Listen on for Aaron's penetrating insights into the "Stupidity-Intelligence binary" that we all find ourselves on -  lurching somewhere between these two extremes.