Irrationality of the Plebeian

For all the gift of rational and abstract thought, but criminalized under the heading of impracticality. This be the fact of reality, that is, the ultimatum of de-intellectualism. For those who do not believe in the very foundation of philosophy – of intellectualization as defined as the critical rationalization of truth – and its other derivative precepts, they are irrational. They are those who in the least do not have minimal appreciation for reasons and reason alone, but only for conclusions. This is the state of the masses.

What gives in retreat when revealing the various possible reasons for one given problem, then critically evaluating each by refining and understanding their foundational beliefs? Only an answer of reluctance towards critical thinking. They may delude themselves by using terms like ‘smart’ and ‘clever’ to evade from their inherent irrationality. It is as if only having acquired some materialistic goal gives them greater and higher status over others. They may say they have reason, but the fact is that they themselves have not studied Philosophy - the discipline of logic and reason. Having acquired no skills in reason, how can they classify themselves as above others?

I imagine someone who has gotten an ‘A’ grading in Physics at a Junior College level. Apparently they have covered Einstein’s “e=mc^2” equation. It would seem that the ‘A’ reveals that the individual has understood the equation. But on further review, I realize that – and this is plain to education in all countries – the student has not actually gone through the hundreds of mathematical calculations before arriving at the famous equation. So does the student understand how it was formulated? Has the student proved it, to the least, mathematically to be right? T put it more simply, has the student understood the inherent mathematical assumptions or foundations of the equation? Nothing of that sort. The student has ONLY learnt to APPLY it, not UNDERSTAND it. In essence, the student has learnt nothing at all. Thus, the ‘A’ grading does not represent one’s ability to understand. Rather, it represents that the student knows how to apply it – while indoctrinated the belief that the equation is right beyond reason. In conclusion, the educational system indoctrinates, not teaches. Here I define indoctrination as having towards the person(s) of interest that something is true and no proof needs to given to that person. Then, to provide proof of something to the person(s) of interest is then what I call as teaching.

It is here, then, that I say that the education system is at fault at creating masses that is inherently stupid. While there may be a few that recognize the problem – who are not ones who usually do poorly in such a doctrine-based system – others do not actually understand the problem. This is why the masses can never be intellectual, but instead eternally inconsistent in relation to itself and unto Logic. Let me point to two more examples, one in the subject of Chemistry and the other in the field of Biology.

It may seem initially rational to assume that theories regarding ‘pressure gradient’ and ‘chemical equilibrium’ plainly explain the phenomena of Osmosis and Diffusion. Yet, students are first not taught the basics of Euclidean Geometry versus non-Euclidean Geometry, Fluid Dynamics, and Complexity Science. Without any fundamental understanding of nature itself, they are already told of phenomena as observed in nature.

Also, in Biology, the splitting of DNA for either DNA replication or DNA-RNA transcription may seem simple to understand. Yet, until now, we have not fully understood the functions and shapes of proteins that are formed from these specific DNA molecules. In fact, from a student’s point of view, They do not even understand how each molecule and atom contained within the DNA strand interact with each other in order to contribute – though in minimally significant amounts – to the separation n of the two complementary DNA strands.

This is all I have to say about the masses. The rest shall be left to government and the ministries of Education.