Stupid people destroy society? That’s not Dietrich Bonhoeffer, that’s Charles Murray. “Stupid people ruin society” is the “problem” to which Eugenics is the solution.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity” posits that stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of good than evil, as while we can fight against evil, we are essentially defenseless against stupidity, which can be manipulated and used by evil.
Stupid people destroy society? That’s not Dietrich Bonhoeffer, that’s Charles Murray. “Stupid people ruin society” is the “problem” to which Eugenics is the solution.
I guess it’s both, one was right the other is debatable.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity” posits that stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of good than evil, as while we can fight against evil, we are essentially defenseless against stupidity, which can be manipulated and used by evil.