but I remember several that might apply. Come on Google - what is the one I'm looking for about stupidity being a capital crime with a self enforcing penalty.
Not it, but certainly one that would apply to spam scams. "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
And here's an applicable quote from Albert Einstein."Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
Ah-ha! Here it is. "Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime: the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love
So, at least according to RAH, terminal stupidity really is terminal. I suspect that the sentence just isn't carried out soon enough to suit most of us in most cases.
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