simple-minded

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There's no distinction made here for what sources of calcium or vitamin D. Nutrition and health are far more complex than a simple minded read such as this.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2017

Small talk is for “those who are too simple minded or lack the attention span to engage in more weighty conversations.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2016

She was very happy with all this mystery about her, he thought, very simple minded and sweet, doing the whole duty of a daughter to this poor Indian woman in return for her care.

From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

The simple minded man had very little skill in the arts of duplicity.

From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

A simple minded, innocent, true-hearted girl, in whose bosom scarce beat a single selfish impulse, she found herself suddenly approached by one in station far above her, in a way that left her heart unguarded.

From Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)