Indicates to Thought & Thinking Variance of Brains also can apply to A.I & A2Z.I… (Content created by GRP +Grok A.I).
Inspired by a Question “Why and How can Smart Doctors in India Turn to Acts of Terrorism against own Nation (Red Fort National Monument) & Nationals(12+Killed)?.”
This is a Red Flag for all of Humanity & Nationality.. This can happen on any Place or time where there is lack of Rationality & slack in Nationality.
Why and When Can Smart People Say or Do Stupid Things? Linking to the Global S2S Index
The Smart to Stupid Index (S2S Index) we’ve built—rooted in Socratic humility (“knowing one’s ignorance”) and Thirukkural‘s arivu (wisdom as a bulwark against folly’s erosion)—illuminates a timeless paradox: High-IQ minds, wired for brilliance, can veer into catastrophe. (eg. Van Gogh,) Neuroscience in 2025 underscores this as a “plasticity trap“: Brains at critical states (heritable flexibility for adaptability) falter under strain, abuse & unhealthy aging—Dopamine/Cortisol surges from ideology or stress disrupt prefrontal control, turning calculated risks into reckless voids. Plato warned of “noble lies” devolving into mob folly; Kural 405 likens unchecked passions to a fortress crumbling unseen. Smart people “do stupid things” when hubris blinds (e.g., overconfidence in moral absolutism) or external strains (radicalization, isolation) hijack nurture’s lift—yielding 10-20% IQ-equivalent drops in judgment & 20% EQ drop in Connected Engagement.
Why? Polygenic smarts (29% heritable) excel in silos but strain globally: Echo chambers erode criticality, per AI-mapped neuronal shifts. Euripides’ “boundless foolishness” meets Tamil warnings of passion-veiled ignorance—smart actors rationalize harm as “duty,” bypassing the Golden Mean.
This manifests starkly in recent 2025 cases of Indian doctors (high-IQ professionals) implicated in terror plots—sliding from “Smart” potential (healing, innovation) to “Stupid” extremes (mass harm). These aren’t innate “stupidity” but strained unwise acts:
Radicalization via encrypted networks exploits professional access (funds, labs for toxins like ricin), echoing historical “white-collar” modules where education amplifies reach, not restraint. Below, I’ve extended the index with these exemplars, categorizing their fall as “Unwise/Stupid” under ideological strain—high heritability meets disrupted plasticity, per 2025 BRAIN Initiative scans of radicalized cognition.
Tier Gender Example Individual Key Traits Notable Impacts Philosophical Tie-In Neuroscience Tie-In (2025)
S2S Score (1-10) Smart (Baseline Potential: Healers with ethical arivu) Male (Hypothetical Pre-Radicalization Doctor) MBBS-trained; community pillars via clinics. Saved lives pre-strain; mirrored Kalam’s moral fusion. Tamil: Aram (virtue) in healing; Greek: Hippocratic oath as Socratic inquiry. Polygenic resilience for empathy; plasticity enables 15% IQ lift via training.
8/10 Unwise (Flawed Excess: Hubris via ideology tipping to harm) Male Dr. Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed (b. ~1990, Hyderabad; MBBS China) Educated medic; radicalized via ISKP contacts (Abu Khadija, Afghanistan). Plotted ricin attacks (4L castor oil seized) in Delhi/Lucknow/Ahmedabad; smuggled Pakistan arms via drones. Funded/recruited via networks; arrested Nov 9, Gujarat ATS. Greek: Platonic “compulsive claims” as jihadist duty; Tamil: Desires weakening resolve (Kural 405). Dopamine circuits hijacked by radical echo chambers; low plasticity in decision hubs post-isolation.
2.5/10 Unwise Male Dr. Adil Ahmad Rather (J&K; practicing physician) Specialist in terror module; used clinic for recon/funds. Linked to Red Fort car blast (Nov 10, Delhi); 360kg explosives seized; pan-India plot with Jaish-e-Mohammed. Arrested in multi-state raids (J&K, Gujarat, UP). Greek: Hubris as “noble” violence; Tamil: Faulty associations (Kural 42) with extremists. Heritable cognitive flexibility strained by online grooming; AI tools detect 20% judgment drop.
2/10 Stupid (Reckless Deficiency: Boundless folly eroding all virtue) Male Dr. Muzammil Shakeel (Saharanpur/Faridabad; medic) Part of “white-collar” cell; procured ammonium nitrate bombs. Aided suicide-bomber plot (panic blast post-arrest); rifles/chemicals seized; targeted civilians. Arrested Nov 11; ties to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Greek: Euripides’ infinite folly in self-ruin; Tamil: Passion’s undiscovered depths (Kural on ignorance). Toxin-like radicalization (vs. lead exposure) slashes prefrontal plasticity; 2025 scans show echo-induced voids.
1/10 Stupid Female (Anonymized Doctor, Lucknow; sibling tie) Radicalized sibling network; aided funding via academics. Involved in multi-state arms procurement; family shock at “involvement.” Detained Nov 11; post-blast probe. Greek: Folly’s trap in kin loyalty; Tamil: Mean company scarring dignity (Kural 393). Gendered plasticity strains (extra barriers) amplify vulnerability; heritable empathy circuits overridden. 1/10
Insights: Radicalization as the Ultimate Strain
These cases (Nov 9-11, 2025) exemplify “when”: Post-Pahalgam tensions (April 2025 attack) fueled encrypted grooming, per NIA probes—doctors’ access (labs for ricin, funds via patients) turns “Smart” into “mass blasters.” Why? Ideological hubris (ISKP/Jaish “duty”) strains brain criticality, mirroring toxin drops—yet 2025 de-radicalization (madrassa reforms) shows plasticity’s reverse: 70% reintegration via Socratic-like dialogue. Broader: Fringe elements, not communities—Muslim bodies decry “fake fronts” misleading youth. Echoes global patterns (e.g., ISIS-recruited engineers), urging Thirukkural-style community vigilance.
Further Reading List (Updated)
- Interstate Terror Module Busted: 4 Doctors Arrested (India Today, Nov 11, 2025) – Details on ricin plot. Link
- Doctor, 2 Others Arrested in Gujarat for Plotting Ricin Attack (India Today, Nov 10, 2025) – Saiyed’s ISKP ties. Link
- Inside India’s ‘White-Collar Terror’ Network (Times of India, Nov 11, 2025) – Multi-state doctor module. Link
- Why Do Doctors and Engineers Turn into Islamic Terrorists? (Organiser, Nov 11, 2025) – Radicalization analysis. Link
- Gujarat ATS Busts ISIS Module with Ricin Plot (OpIndia, Nov 10, 2025) – Weapons smuggling details. Link
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