One of life’s great mysteries is the fact that people with high intelligence scores are so often stupid – not just stupid, but breathtakingly so. I have seen it in my personal and professional life, as I am sure that you have also.  Examples abound.  Here is just one.  I once worked for an organization that was obviously failing.  A concerned high-ranking person asked me if I had noticed any problems in the company.  I listed several, all of them significant.  He then gave me a blank stare and said something to the effect of Good, I’m glad to see there are no problems and walked away. Here is a more serious one – one you also, no doubt, have noticed.  For decades now, Islamic radicalism has been a dominant factor in worldwide terrorism.  It is so blatantly obvious that no one, we would think, could possibly have missed it.  Yet seemingly intelligent people steadfastly refuse...(Read Full Post)