>...but I think being smart, or having some kind of intellectual capacity, is probably the best common ground between definitions. Being intelligent is no the

>...but I think being smart, or having some kind of intellectual capacity, is probably the best common ground between definitions. Being intelligent is no the best common ground because there are so few of them out of many intelligent people. It is creating an artificial common ground. >Dan Marino and JFK are geniuses based on their prowess in their respective fields. As great as those you mentioned were, they are not geniuses. Dan Marino did not change the game of football. He had a great arm and was very good at recognizing defenses. People like Joe Montana and Lawrence Taylor changed the game because opposing teams had to develop strategies just around those two players. JFK, while great, was not a genius. Though he does have the Cuban missile crisis as his crowning achievement, he didn't even finish his first term. Much of JFK is about symbolism rather than accomplishments.