I just asked CHAT GPT this question
Can education without experience compel others to be "too smart for their own good?"...or...simply can some one become so smart they are stupid?
This is a fascinating philosophical question! The idea of someone being "too smart for their own good" or becoming "so smart they are stupid" touches on the limits of intellect and the importance of wisdom, experience, and humility.
In a way, yes—education without experience can lead to a certain kind of "intellectual arrogance" or overconfidence. If someone is highly educated but lacks real-world experience, they might develop abstract knowledge without fully understanding its practical implications. This can result in someone being "book-smart" but lacking the emotional intelligence, common sense, or practical insight needed to navigate complex situations. In such cases, they might make decisions that seem "stupid" in the real world, even if their reasoning appears sound on paper.
This also connects to the idea of "the wisdom paradox": sometimes, the more you learn, the more you realize how much you don’t know. It’s possible to be so absorbed in accumulating knowledge that one forgets the nuances of human experience and the importance of perspective. There's also the danger of overanalyzing, which can prevent action or lead to overly theoretical conclusions that don’t hold up in practice.
On the flip side, experience without education can also lead to poor decisions, especially if someone’s understanding of the world is narrow or based only on what they’ve directly experienced. In that sense, it's the balance between knowledge and wisdom (or education and experience) that seems to prevent the danger of becoming "so smart you’re stupid."
Do you think it’s possible for education itself to be harmful in this way, or is it more about how someone applies or processes what they learn?
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