ANOSOGNOSIC?

Great NY Times blog by Errol Morris interviewing Social Psychology Prof. David Dunning of Cornell, NYTimes, June 20, 2010
"Anosognosia is a condition in which a person who suffers from a disability seems unaware of or denies the existence of his or her disability."
So - in other words a stupid person doesn't know he/she is stupid.
Many supposedly "intelligent" people are intelligent only about the things they know - or think they know. But do they know what they don't know?
Dunning talks about doctors, lawyers, etc. who are mediocre simple because they think they know it all.
All very depressing since Dunning is pessimistic about our ability to solve social problems: "getting along with other people, is something intrinsic to our survival as a species. You’d think we would know where our inabilities lie. But...we’re not necessarily very good at knowing what we’re lousy at with other people."

OK - the pressure is off: I can answer "I don't know" to any question,topic, debate with equanimity now. But what about the nonsense-spouting pols out there - who continue to bombard us with misinformation piled on top of misinformation? So many people believe anything in print or on radio/tv.
How about Anosognosia Anonymous?