Unequipped
Unequipped might be a kind euphemism for what I am about to outline. Unable may be a more suitable word.
Unequipped to visualise what is outside one’s front door. People explain it as; they know what is outside their house but they can’t visualise it. These people do not have a mind’s eye. They cannot visualise things like most people can. They are unequipped for that task.
I am hopeless at solving cryptic crosswords. Quite often the answer helps very little. I am unequipped, unable to proficiently solve cryptic puzzles.
Some people can't run 100m in under ten seconds. Their body is unable to reach the speeds required to achieve that.
Most people will accept that they are not equipped to seriously challenge the top chess players in this world. They would lose every game, often within a very short space of time.
No matter how much time you give people, they will never solve a difficult mathematics challenge. Even if they studied mathematics for years on end, they would still fail.
Some people will never move their hands in the way needed to create succulent works of art. And that is despite years of trying.
Some people take longer than others to pick up a new language, others can become multilingual in great haste.
Do you agree or disagree with what I have said so far?
Now ask yourself this. Are some unequipped to understand economics, the effect of economic policies and what helps the financial situation of the masses. What works well and what does not. Some calculate using emotion rather than economic literacy. Hence why we see never ending campaigns in favour of socialism or extreme free markets.
Are some unequipped to handle concepts that demonstrate why gods are superfluous.
Are some unequipped to consider what consciousness is at its core. Do they reject common sense and put irrational ideas forward instead.
Einstein reckoned that the only difference between he and many others was greater persistence and his dogged determination to get to the bottom of problems. I say that there was some truth in that, but it was also a big fat lie. One must persist to achieve things. However, dogged determination will only get us so far. If we are unequipped to handle complex concepts, asking us to contribute to multi-faceted mysteries is pointless. It is no different to asking a colour-blind individual to sort coloured batches of wool. It is no different to asking a deaf person to classify music.
I say all this in reaction to hearing someone say that no one knows what it is like to be unconscious. A computer will not send an email when it is switched off. So what. There is no conscious experience before you were conceived, after you die or when you are knocked out cold. A computer has to be powered up to function, process and store stuff. A human has to be mentally running, with the attention switching to experience the sensation of consciousness.
It often pays to test whether someone is equipped to handle your proposition before you get too drawn into a debate. To put it simply, would you run a philosophical idea by your pet cat? If you think all human beings are considerably more capable than cats, you might be right, but all human beings are not equipped to handle sophisticated lines of thought.
Ps. See Barbados if you thought for one second that some races/creeds are more equipped to deal with complexity than others. A proportion of people within a nation excel in some areas. A similar proportion of people in every nation will excel too.
18th July 2026 © IgnoranceParadox
