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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by larkost on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:22AM (#22968926)
The problem in this case is not necessarily that President Trump is dumb (he may well be), but rather that he is dangerously overconfident in his abilities. He is one of those people who assumes that he knows more than the experts in those areas, and no amount of counter-examples dissuades him from that.

This is a horrible attribute in a president, who constantly has to deal with an array of issues that no one person could ever be expert in.

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by eloff on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:36AM (#22969126)
It's a horrible attribute for anyone. I can't stand the combination of arrogance and ignorance.
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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by Alex3917 on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:53AM (#22969360)
> He is one of those people who assumes that he knows more than the experts in those areas

Would you say the same thing about NNT or Socrates?

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by tines on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:05PM (#22969530)
A laughable comparison. The man who said "The only thing I know is that I know nothing" is a far cry from the man who said "I don't take any responsibility at all".
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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by tines on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @02:09PM (#23022270)
Actually a better contrast would have been

> The man who said "The only thing I know is that I know nothing" is a far cry from the man who said "I know more than the generals do".

But I didn't think of it at the time.

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by Alex3917 on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:13PM (#22969645)
If what the experts "know" is false, then knowing that you know nothing means that you know more than the experts.
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