In this case, I think it is (a) stupid and (b) a cached thought.

The earlier response, that you have linked to, was mostly me realizing that the knee-jerk reaction was because I tend to have that reaction to cached thoughts. It just didn't mean anything to me in that context and it triggered the reaction I have when I encounter cached thoughts. I wasn't trying to give the impression that I thought, "Think for yourself" was stupid.

In retrospect, I suppose saying "reject out of hand" was a bit harsh...

Hopefully that clarifies something I muddled up earlier. :P