In his Letters and Papers from Prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.” What does Bonhoeffer mean by “stupidity?” Is he referring to those who lack intelligence or is it something more complicated? Who is he referring to in his context of Nazi Germany? Pi…
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