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by iwnit on October 25th, 2009
1) You mean for stupidity?
2) "Nobel laureate flags cure for stupidity:
James Watson, the US biologist who won a Nobel Prize for his role in unlocking the structure of DNA 50 years ago, has advocated using genetics to "cure stupidity", in a documentary television series to be broadcast next month.
People of low intelligence who do not have a recognised mental disability are suffering from an inherited disorder as real as cystic fibrosis or haemophilia, Professor Watson says in the series, according to a report in a British newspaper.
In the series which starts this week, Professor Watson, 75, is sceptical of theories that blamed learning disabilities or poverty for poor intellectual performance and says the true cause of poor intelligence and achievement is more likely to be genetic.
"If you really are stupid, I would call that a disease. The lower 10 per cent who really have difficulty, even in elementary school"
Source and further information:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/01/1046407801233.html
Further information:
"Let's cure stupidity, says DNA pioneer"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1114058.ece
3) " (1) Turn off your television, (2) Go for a walk in a local park (leave your Blackberry/Bluetooth thingie in the car for 10 whole minutes and pick some REAL blackberries or blueberries along the trail), and (3) Plant a small garden on your patio, rooftop, doorstep, windowsill, or front lawn (either in the ground or in some containers filled with soil). Grow some vegetables and eat them. (4) In the evening, pick up a good book instead of turning on the TV again. Start with something published by Chelsea Green (really, they ARE the best books). (5) Then go walk some more, grow some more veggies and eat them, and read some more books. You will begin to feel healthier and quickly start to notice things that you did not notice before. You will begin paying attention to the birds, the bees, the blossoms (and, yes, the raindrops falling) in this wonderful world of ours. You will start wanting to know more about how the world really works, except that you'll realize it is utterly and completely irrelevant who wins the next American Idol. As you slowly become a self-taught, lifelong learner, one day it will dawn on you that April showers really do bring May flowers. And by then you will be an independent thinker in your own right, so you won't need my advice anymore."
Source and further information:
http://chelseagreen.com/blogs/rjruppenthal/2009/04/23/stupidcure/
by DudeLer 2 on October 24th, 2009
the cure is the Peter Principle.
by nice jugs on October 24th, 2009
Well ! i would first ask my self why i was asking this question ??,,,,is it help your after !! or do you just like taking PILLS ,,,,and not the beer ,,,,hehe
by Self Consuming Cannibal on October 24th, 2009
Yes. Suicide. +4
by Anonymous on November 24th, 2009
Sadly, no
by PenetratingThursday on October 30th, 2009
Education.
But first the stupid person must want to learn.
by Anonymous on October 25th, 2009
Kool-Aid (actually, Flavor Aid).
by Esperanza on October 24th, 2009
No that I know. Please, let me know if you find one. Sometimes I have the fantasy about how a piece of duck tape can make miracles to stop the train of stupid words comming out of the stupid clown of my working place.
by Suby the Coat on October 24th, 2009
As long as the stupidity is not born of a retarded brain, education and enhanced social exposure/interaction will cure it.
by Elfie on October 24th, 2009
I've found ATVs, cars, shotguns... stupid people luckily often take themselves out doing something stupid.
by Gabstar on October 24th, 2009
nup. we just all stay stupid for life :P
by Shemarq the Wamama on October 24th, 2009
No. Stupid people are there for everyone else's entertainment.
by calicorey on October 24th, 2009
The only cure is learning from your own mistakes....
We are all stupid in our own ways....
by Marguerite on October 24th, 2009
A little learning will help, but not cure.
by Rockmael on October 24th, 2009
A bullet
by Moley the contrary female dragon on October 24th, 2009
death cures all ills.LOL Failing that, a good slap upsides the head with reality three times a day might do it.
by Zthegenius on July 22nd, 2010
Fortunately, yes. Stupidity is defined as a poor ability to understand or profit from experience. So, to cure stupidity, you would have to increase your comprehension skills, which relies, at least to an extent, your ability to profit from experience. People who are considered stupid does not profit from their experiences mostly because they are not aware of what their experiencing completely. For an example, they might be aware of what they want after school (Ice cream, pizza, a girl/boy) without being aware of their surroundings, or even what they're supposed to be doing at the moment (schoolwork, test). maybe they are aware, but doesn't have the suffiecient focus and concentration abilities to maintain their awareness. So, stupidity can be cured by 1) Increasing focus and concentration skills, and 2) expanding your awareness. Take things into account. don't blindly insult people without taking their feelings into account and thinking about how it might affect you. They should try to focus on one object for extended periods of time. like what iwnit implyed, try to stay away from technology, which usually captivates awareness. The cure for stupidity is simple. awareness and focusing skills.
by baker5886 on February 1st, 2010
yea just lightup
Do child prodigies hold the key to developing inventions and technology which can only be dreamed of?
by NiCkIzBacK on July 14th, 2011
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Timecube, anyone?
by mrinsane7066 on August 16th, 2011
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Can you tell me why you think you have intelligence?
by aiar on November 4th, 2011
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Can you get some idea of a person's intelligence based on their Q&A's and comments on AB?
by Unicorn Man on June 1st, 2011
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Do we have "power to defy selfish genes of our birth ... the selfish memes of our indoctrination?" (Richard Hawkins)
by GibsonGuy on September 23rd, 2011
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Comments
great answer! now how do you cure being a dousche-bag? +6
by Sir yhvhash on October 26th, 2009
yhvhash: thank you for your feedback!
:-)
As far as douchebags are concerned, I just made a question about it and gave my own answer there:
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8098765
by iwnit on October 26th, 2009