>thus people do not have access to the "intelligence" bonus it provides. Would is count, if there was such a thing? You mean will it count into sustaining stup

>thus people do not have access to the "intelligence" bonus it provides. Would is count, if there was such a thing? You mean will it count into sustaining stupidity? yes is the answer. ( and to be more nuanced I wouldn't call it stupidity, that's ignorance). On another note: science was never 'invented' - the spirit of inquiry was always there among minority of individuals since ancient times.