Chapter 7 Idiotthink: The Great Disguise

The Seventh Step:“Please, please, God, remove my stupidity.”

Sometimes the distinctions between the 12 steps for recovering idiots are subtle. In Chapter 6, I prepared myself for God to remove my stupidity. Now, I’m wondering why it takes Him so long. I’m formulating numerous plans for replacing stupidity with something useful, which is what the preparation for stupidity extraction is all about. It should be obvious that, once stupidity is removed, the resulting vacuum will suck something in. We must fill the void where stupidity once lived with something premeditated and consciously selected to avoid another, more profoundly stupid idea, notion, or behavior to be sucked in.

The plan I suggest in this ...

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