Chris Langan: The Dumbest “Smartest Man” in the World

There's this guy named Chris Langan who calls himself the smartest man in the world, pretending to have a super awesome theory of everything called the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe. His interview with Michael Knowles from the Daily Wire has gone quite viral, with lots of people believing that Chris really is a supergenius. Spoiler alert: he isn't. He's just another average intellect grifter pretending to say smart things. Let's break down his dumbest statements together!

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[DarkMatter]

Never underestimate the power of confidently saying shit.

[TheRenofox]

"I'm actually the greatest hockey player in the world. I've just never gotten into sports because I don't care about having a good and wealthy life, and the tryouts asked me to demonstrate basic skating skills first."

[iwouldreallyprefernotto]

You guys don't live in the Balkans and we can tell.

Every taxi driver here would have been the president of the world IF ONLY the establishment didn't sabotage him out of jealousy

[coraltown]

I have an IQ of 5, 000, but unfortunately am still somewhat prone to exageration.

[mohf]

Gotta give credit to whoever at the daily wire watched this interview and decided to not show it to anyone. At least one person made a good decision that day.

[MichaelMastrella]

When you work in a bar with a bunch of drunks it's easy to feel like a genius.

Great work, Professor Dave.

[norml.hugh-mann]

"210 seems kinda high"
Yes; I think he is

[mommyjeans]

As soon as someone brings up IQ, you know you're about to hear some dumb shit.

[DynoGreen]

the faux humility is what always gets me with these types

[MrQuaiven]

My brain instantly tunes out of any interview that has background music. They are never designed to inform, they are always designed to emotionally sway.

[manospondylus]

The fact that they claim to know Darwin‘s IQ even though he died before that was even a thing should already set off alarm bells in any person capable of complex thought

[Mortgageman]

I think the reason why this guy appeals to many is that he has a humble life and struggles yet purports to be the smartest dude alive, it gives people an ego boost to think that they are uber geniuses for accomplishing nothing just like this guy

[infosecrogue]

How did they manage to find Mike Lindell’s less-intelligent brother?

[izzynobre]

Is the whole interview just this guy claiming to be the smartest man ever while offering all sorts of excuses for being a loser…?

[baselevelslime]

When I listened to this Chris talk about his CTMU it also made me think about my own theory of the universe which I called call STFU. I think it's quite a remarkable theory which can be used to disprove any and all Science deniers.

[jakerz]

Michael Knowles refuses to drive a Trans Am because he thinks it’s woke.

[PinkiePi]

I'm so exhausted with our anti-intellectual culture. We're just an embarrassment. People just gobble this crap up, too. Hence, our current political predicament.
We REALLY need educators and communicators like you. Thank you for all you do.

[TheEndofSomething-md]

This is what’s called a confidence trick. He’s a temu version of L Ron Hubbard who would do the same thing when asked about the universe

[mugflub]

"You're kinda putting me on the spot." Right after he was just saying how brilliant he is and how he's above Einstein and Darwin is in "the toilet." So humble.

[olliebmrmanic]

I would love to see a debate between Chris and Professor Dave Explains!