Intelligence hits closer to home because intelligence is more fundamental to who you are. Children who want to insult each other rarely say "You're weak!" The

Intelligence hits closer to home because intelligence is more fundamental to who you are. Children who want to insult each other rarely say "You're weak!" They're more likely to say "You're stupid!" Would you rather be a brain without a body or a body without a brain? For a heartrending story about the role intelligence plays in shaping personality, read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.