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“I Have No Hope For Humans Anymore”: 48 Of The Stupidest Things People Have Ever Asked Online
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While they might all look foolish, not all of the questions on this list show that people lack knowledge, for instance. In some cases, what they lack is common sense, but, according to the experts, common sense is knowledge; to some extent, at least.
“Having written a book titled ‘Common Sense’, I have strong feelings about this,” Hans M. Hirschi noted before delving deeper into what common sense is exactly. “To me, common sense is knowledge grounded in proven scientific research combined with personal experience. However, in everyday conversations, we often equate common sense with ‘gut feeling’ or what intuitively makes sense. That isn’t necessarily inaccurate—as long as there's an overlap between intuition and scientific reasoning.
“Think of it like a Venn diagram, with common sense residing in the area where scientific knowledge and gut feeling intersect. So, the degree to which someone exhibits common sense depends on how much they rely on what they know from science in their area of expertise rather than, say, tea leaves,” he explained, adding that he’s more of a coffee person himself.
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dog pride 1 year ago
me too buddy I also have no hope AFTER GOD DAMN TRUMP IS PRESIDENT( almost) AGAIN!!!! I'm so hopeless
JoNo 1 year ago
I'm feeling sorrow and disgust at Trump becoming POTUS - and I am watching from afar as an Australian. Fun fact: It's against the law here for a convicted criminal to run for parliament.
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OneWithRatsAndKefir 1 year ago
Technically, and I love being pedantic and sharing facts, sometimes women do have to. In most cases, it’s because babies where accidentally swapped at the hospital (or purposefully, as I faintly recall a case where a nurse purposefully swapped tens of babies until caught); in other cases, it’s because of chimerism.
Kayleigh haigh 1 year ago
Also read an article on here the other day regarding a mum who was always told she was a good nanny as people assumed she was the nanny to her own kids as they had different colour she did the dna test as she had the child using IVF and wanted to make sure there wasn't a mix up but the baby is 100% hers
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G A 1 year ago
Everyone who voted Trump, go and sit on the Naughty Step and think about what you've done. You can only leave when you are ready to apologise. We are all very disappointed in you. Yours, the rest of the World.
Kayleigh haigh 1 year ago
In this world with a few countries not allowing women the same privilege as men do you think other countries would take a female president serious half the other countries don't even take there peers serious let alone some1 they deem under them and this is comin from a woman men a fascist and dictators and would only criticise mock and humiliate a woman yeah I know there are some female leaders in the world there is multiple countries currently at war with each other do u think those countries would listen to a woman or do you think they would try to take over her and country too this is my opinion feel free to have your own im not on here to argue or debate just putting some of my opinions in whether they are correct or not I don't have all the facts but if I am produced with facts I will look at them and base my opinions on them whether they change or not remains to be seen
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arthbach 1 year ago
There have been times when mothers have been DNA tested to ensure the child/ren are theirs. "Lydia Fairchild was pregnant with her third child when she and the father of her children, Jamie Townsend, separated. When Fairchild applied for enforcement of child support in 2002, providing DNA evidence of Townsend's paternity was a routine requirement. While the results showed Townsend to certainly be their father, they seemed to rule out her being their mother." Her children were removed from her custody as they did not share the same DNA. The court appointed a person to witness the birth of the third baby. This baby's DNA matched the father, and siblings, but not the mother. The mother was later tested in other areas of her body, and found to be a match.
Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
Ever hear of "hospital mix ups"? They do happen, though rarely.
April Pickett 1 year ago
When you start carrying the babies for 9 months, we'll take that DNA test you ask about.
Donae Sommerfeld Lugo 1 year ago
And if this person is in the US, they were allowed to vote. Explains the dumbing down of America. And the election results.
ADDchallengedINFP-T 1 year ago
Wait, sometimes the babies get switched (by accident?) in hospitals, hence DNA test would be valuable.
Liz Butt 1 year ago
Oh. For f**k's sake. This is Bored Panda and we are talking about how stupid some women are for asking why women don't have to take a DNA test. This is not a political arena talking about f*****g morons who have been re elected to office. Go somewhere else if you want to talk politics.
Pablo Ramos 1 year ago
A woman could claim a child is hers. 15 years after the baby was stolen from the cradle, and a young man was found. So... Joke is on you.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I have to find another post. I'm already on the verge of buying a cinder block and walking over to the harbor bridge now that ignorance and hatred has been reelected, so I'm going to look for animal posts to soothe me.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago
It really is sad that human anatomy is not a requirement in schools. Our children should learn how the body functions at least.
Michelle C 1 year ago
LMAO....I got this thing where I say "you can't prove that" when family members are talking to me and start the sentence with "your daughter...."
Dr. Tanya Kaefer seconded the idea that common sense is very closely linked to knowledge. “Common sense is a bit of a misnomer,” she told Bored Panda. “What we refer to as common sense is really just pieces of knowledge that are known by many people in a group, and that are often learned without direct instruction. So how much common sense a person has generally means whether:
- they’ve encountered the opportunity to learn those pieces of knowledge,
- they were able to extract that knowledge from a situation without instruction, and
- that knowledge is consistent with the current context.
“What I mean by that last part is that any group or culture has their own ‘common sense’ that outsiders to that group or culture may not know. So, for example, in Canada it's common sense to take your shoes off when you enter someone's house, so you don't track in mud and snow. In the US, it's common sense to leave your shoes on, so you aren't showing people your dirty feet. Two different cultures, two different versions of common sense.”
Though many people associate knowledge with school and academia, experts suggest that learning outside of the classroom is incredibly important, too. “What we learn in the classroom is only a fraction of what we need to learn to function,” Dr. Kaefer noted, adding that it's impossible to predict what knowledge will come in handy the most in the future, as the application of knowledge relies entirely on context.
“It's not a matter of what we need to know, it's what we need to know for the situations we find ourselves in. To give you an example, my kindergarten teacher was really worried about my handwriting. My parents got called in for meetings about my handwriting. My handwriting is still terrible, but it turned out not to matter, because most work is done on computers. My kindergarten teacher couldn't have foreseen that - in her mind, a girl needed to be able to write legibly to ensure a paying job. As times change, the ‘important’ knowledge changes, which is why it's so important to maintain the ability and willingness to learn new things,” the expert suggested.
“Learning outside the classroom is essential,” Hirschi agreed. “While formal education is valuable, life itself is the ultimate teacher—this holds true for any subject. Scientific discoveries and practical skills often emerge outside of academic settings. Real-life application allows us to deepen our understanding and create new insights.”
The expert continued to point out that while academia provides a solid foundation, there’s a wealth of practical knowledge that isn't necessarily covered there. “Think of life skills like traditional cleaning hacks, family recipes, or the way we fold clothes—things passed down through generations. These may not be scientifically optimized but often carry personal significance and memories, which can be just as meaningful as academic knowledge.”
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Cat Palmer 1 year ago
At least she realised eventually. And hopefully gets her poor kid the rest of their vaccines.
It’s clear that knowledge and learning—both inside and outside of the classroom—play a significant role in people’s lives, and the messages they communicate. But sometimes, even the most knowledgeable of people might slip up and say or ask something completely foolish, only to realize how nonsensical it was after the fact. We asked the experts on why that is, and according to Hirschi, sometimes our mouths simply run faster than our brain does.
“Often, a question lingers in our minds, and even if we can’t immediately recall the answer, our brain continues processing it. The answer can emerge when the right neurons fire, even if not instantly. This implies we either have the answer stored somewhere or can deduce it with some cognitive effort. Sometimes, the ‘aha’ moment happens within seconds, but it might also take hours—some people even wake up in the middle of the night with a sudden revelation!”
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“When we are looking for the answer or logic to something, we're doing ‘retrieval,’ as in, we're retrieving information from long-term memory,” Dr. Kaefer noted, discussing why we sometimes need time to figure things out. “But retrieval can be a little odd. We have different pathways to the information, and what things will help prompt retrieval can be hard to predict. So sometimes, asking the question is the thing that allows us to retrieve the answer or the logic [behind something]. So as soon as we ask it, we remember the answer for ourselves.”
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Rita Verschuure 1 year ago (edited)
Try speaking with a Scottish person late Saturday evening in a bar. Edit: while not being Scottish yourself. Or anyway.
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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 1 year ago
The first rule about tattoos is if you need anesthesia to get a tattoo, you're too much of a pu$$y to get a tattoo
While some people take a bit longer to figure out the logic or the answer behind something, Dr. Kaefer emphasized that we shouldn’t rush to judge them. And she has a point; after all, who hasn’t been in a situation where the brain took its sweet time “loading” something? (I know I sure have.)
“I think common sense is largely overrated, and we can be gentler with people who are asking ‘dumb’ questions. At least they're asking! Better to be the person asking a dumb question than to be a person making an incorrect assumption,” she told Bored Panda.
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
Because.... it..... is? I'm not sure what sort of answer this guy is looking for.
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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 1 year ago
The answer is, especially if you live in an apartment building, that you should ask each one of your neighbors to get a general consensus. This way, after you tell them that you microwave your cats food, they can move somewhere else where the chances of their building being burnt down goes down dramatically
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Donkey boi 1 year ago
I wonder how many people in the US actually realise that the amendments are just that, amendments. Which means they can be amended again, and even repealed (looking at you 18th).
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SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Green is assuming Red actually did any learning in school at all...
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Cat Palmer 1 year ago
Not a bad attempt at a foreign word (well, two words) that they've only heard said. I knew instantly what they meant, which is your language is for, after all.
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Johannes Wagner 1 year ago
Some of the reasons why a person who committed several crimes will become president again. Unreal, unbelievable and sad for mankind!
Helena 1 year ago
I woke up and realized this morning it is time to bust out the guillotines or somehow leave the country. Anyone up for a green card marriage?
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martin734 1 year ago (edited)
This morning I was wondering just how the hell Trump managed to get elected as the US president again after the last sh*t-show. Now I have the answer.
SDLT010 1 year ago
I saw this person say that they thought the US government system was bad and broken so they were voting for Trump because he's so bad he'd just completely break it so we'd have to get a new system that is not broken.
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Helena 1 year ago
I knew the US hated women. I didn't realize the US hated women so much that they'd vote for proven incompetence with felonies and epstein assiciattion. That is just next level hate. I dont want to be here anymore.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
The majority of American voters just proved they are racist and misogynists. They would rather have that lying, cheating rapist etc... as President than a black woman. It is disgusting :(
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eric p 1 year ago
We have now officially entered late stage capitalism. As I hoped the dump was elected. He will further the wealth gap, take money from the working class and give it to those who own the means of production. The irony of people voting for this man is that he will bring about the end of capitalism. It was already inevitable but he will push the average American over the brink. The revolution is coming and the capitalist pigs will be overthrown. The ignorance of the indoctrinated sheep will finally bring about the collapse of capitalism and the rise of true socialism, for the first time in the history of the world. It took over a century but Marxs prediction is finally coming to pass. I could not be more excited
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Kalikima 1 year ago
I fell asleep last night in fear of what could happen, and woke up to my worst fears realized this morning. Trump is going to be president, and we're all going to lose because of it. I don't know what people were thinking. Friends of mine, close friends, voted for him. And they are good, smart people. But they helped vote in the devil. How does a *convicted felon* become president of "the greatest nation on earth"? Well maybe, as I've suspected for some time, it's because we're not the great nation we pretend to be. I want to say most Trump voters are like my friends, misguided-not evil, but I'm sure a large number of them are just like him- racist, stupid, and mean. I'm sad to be an American today, and I'm desperately afraid of what the next 4 years (if we're lucky) is going to bring..
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
And they want to abolish the Department of Education in Project 2025! I hate to say it but...I think that ship has sailed.
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
"that proof human stupidity.." ... erm... I think you mean "prove" there. (I'll let them off though since it's a latvian (or is it lithuanian?) site and writers. x3) though lets be real, we don't need this post to prove that humanity is stupid. We just need to take a look at America right now.
Orysha 1 year ago
We all need a good laugh, can't remember where I stole it sorry Statue-of-...01f4c5.jpg 
Beak Hookage 1 year ago (edited)
I still haven't forgotten when I was on this very site and mentioned that I saw some Tasmanian Devils at the zoo, and someone asked "how did you go to the zoo to see something that's extinct?" *facepalm*
Lavern Defazio 1 year ago
I explained Project 2025's proposed policies on pornography to young( Over 21), male, coworkers and how they can say bye bye to their favorite past time. Can you believe that that made them regret their vote for trump?
Entity null777 11 months ago
Americans. Proving there is a such thing as a stupid question since 1776
Mary Peace 1 year ago
In the survey, 4% of people clicked 'I ignore such content'. Most of the people who ignore such content won't see the survey because - um - they don't look at these articles.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 1 year ago
Yes, folks, vis-a-vis the election: clearly, stupidity was only invented in the last four years because surely everyone voted Democrat before this election and somehow, just woke up this way. Oh, wait: all of you are examples of critical thinking and relevance. SMH.
Andrea Rosser 1 year ago
I think all of you twisted Dems need to get over yourselves! Donald Trump is NOT the monster that you all are so worried about! He is just trying to get this country back on the right track. He WILL get us back our dignity and our border!
The Other Jake 1 year ago
The Dems need to learn how to play the game. Present a strong leader type next time. And use the currently popular media platforms, not late night talk shows.
SillyPandaBunny 1 year ago
Well this cheered me up. Here I was feeling terrible all day that there is so much hatred in this country but this article reminded me, it’s just a lot of stupidity.
Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago
Stupidity, eh? Maybe start with "prove" instead of "proof" in the title...
Boredest Panda 1 year ago (edited)
There are these things called typos. And also other languages. You should start to accept both of those things as normal.
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mtn.dew.13 1 year ago
oh, to be a christian neurotypical cishet white male...
Load More Replies... Johannes Wagner 1 year ago
Some of the reasons why a person who committed several crimes will become president again. Unreal, unbelievable and sad for mankind!
Helena 1 year ago
I woke up and realized this morning it is time to bust out the guillotines or somehow leave the country. Anyone up for a green card marriage?
Load More Replies... martin734 1 year ago (edited)
This morning I was wondering just how the hell Trump managed to get elected as the US president again after the last sh*t-show. Now I have the answer.
SDLT010 1 year ago
I saw this person say that they thought the US government system was bad and broken so they were voting for Trump because he's so bad he'd just completely break it so we'd have to get a new system that is not broken.
Load More Replies... Helena 1 year ago
I knew the US hated women. I didn't realize the US hated women so much that they'd vote for proven incompetence with felonies and epstein assiciattion. That is just next level hate. I dont want to be here anymore.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
The majority of American voters just proved they are racist and misogynists. They would rather have that lying, cheating rapist etc... as President than a black woman. It is disgusting :(
Load More Replies... eric p 1 year ago
We have now officially entered late stage capitalism. As I hoped the dump was elected. He will further the wealth gap, take money from the working class and give it to those who own the means of production. The irony of people voting for this man is that he will bring about the end of capitalism. It was already inevitable but he will push the average American over the brink. The revolution is coming and the capitalist pigs will be overthrown. The ignorance of the indoctrinated sheep will finally bring about the collapse of capitalism and the rise of true socialism, for the first time in the history of the world. It took over a century but Marxs prediction is finally coming to pass. I could not be more excited
Load More Replies... Kalikima 1 year ago
I fell asleep last night in fear of what could happen, and woke up to my worst fears realized this morning. Trump is going to be president, and we're all going to lose because of it. I don't know what people were thinking. Friends of mine, close friends, voted for him. And they are good, smart people. But they helped vote in the devil. How does a *convicted felon* become president of "the greatest nation on earth"? Well maybe, as I've suspected for some time, it's because we're not the great nation we pretend to be. I want to say most Trump voters are like my friends, misguided-not evil, but I'm sure a large number of them are just like him- racist, stupid, and mean. I'm sad to be an American today, and I'm desperately afraid of what the next 4 years (if we're lucky) is going to bring..
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
And they want to abolish the Department of Education in Project 2025! I hate to say it but...I think that ship has sailed.
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
"that proof human stupidity.." ... erm... I think you mean "prove" there. (I'll let them off though since it's a latvian (or is it lithuanian?) site and writers. x3) though lets be real, we don't need this post to prove that humanity is stupid. We just need to take a look at America right now.
Orysha 1 year ago
We all need a good laugh, can't remember where I stole it sorry Statue-of-...01f4c5.jpg
Beak Hookage 1 year ago (edited)
I still haven't forgotten when I was on this very site and mentioned that I saw some Tasmanian Devils at the zoo, and someone asked "how did you go to the zoo to see something that's extinct?" *facepalm*
Lavern Defazio 1 year ago
I explained Project 2025's proposed policies on pornography to young( Over 21), male, coworkers and how they can say bye bye to their favorite past time. Can you believe that that made them regret their vote for trump?
Entity null777 11 months ago
Americans. Proving there is a such thing as a stupid question since 1776
Mary Peace 1 year ago
In the survey, 4% of people clicked 'I ignore such content'. Most of the people who ignore such content won't see the survey because - um - they don't look at these articles.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 1 year ago
Yes, folks, vis-a-vis the election: clearly, stupidity was only invented in the last four years because surely everyone voted Democrat before this election and somehow, just woke up this way. Oh, wait: all of you are examples of critical thinking and relevance. SMH.
Andrea Rosser 1 year ago
I think all of you twisted Dems need to get over yourselves! Donald Trump is NOT the monster that you all are so worried about! He is just trying to get this country back on the right track. He WILL get us back our dignity and our border!
The Other Jake 1 year ago
The Dems need to learn how to play the game. Present a strong leader type next time. And use the currently popular media platforms, not late night talk shows.
SillyPandaBunny 1 year ago
Well this cheered me up. Here I was feeling terrible all day that there is so much hatred in this country but this article reminded me, it’s just a lot of stupidity.
Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago
Stupidity, eh? Maybe start with "prove" instead of "proof" in the title...
Boredest Panda 1 year ago (edited)
There are these things called typos. And also other languages. You should start to accept both of those things as normal.
Load More Replies... mtn.dew.13 1 year ago
oh, to be a christian neurotypical cishet white male...
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